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THE 



Game Laws in Brie£ 



Laws of the United States and Canada 



RELATING TO 



GAME AND FISH SEASONS. 



For the Guidance of Sportsmen and Anglers. 



COM FILED X BY 



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CHARLES B. REYNOLDS. 
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Editor of Forest and Stream. 





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FOREST AND STREAM PUBLISHING COMPANY, 
318 Broadway, New York. 



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THE GAME LAWS IN BRIEF. 

PURPOSE. — The purpose of the »' Game Laws in Brief" is to 
give the provisions which relate to seasons for fish and game, 
the limitations as to size or number, transportation, non= 
resident requirements, and other restrictions, for the practical 
guidance of sportsmen and anglers as to shooting and fishing. 

Method. — The sections are printed in abstract; but better to insure 
accuracy, the language is that of the original. Thus, the District of 
Columbia woodcock law is abstracted as indicated by italics : 

Woodcock. — Sec. 3. That no person shall Idll [or expose for sale, or have in his 
or her possession, either dead or alive] any 'woodcock, between the ist day of Feiruary 
and the 1st day o//u/y [under a penalty of five dollars for each bird so killed or in 
possession]. 

"Kill," or "catch," or other term used, takes the place of the more 
comprehensive formula of the statute — "catch, kill, injure or destroy, 
or pursue with such intent," etc. 

The laws are general in their application. Numerous local 
laws obtain in certain of the States. 

The date of enactment given is of the original statute, but the te.xt 
is given here as amended to date named on last page facing back cover. 

If no close season is named for a species the law prescribes none. 

Penalties, prosecutions, duties of officers, jurisdiction oi courts, 
etc., are omitted as outside the purpose of this work. 

GENERAL PROVISIONS. 

Possession or sale or transportation is always unlawful in 
the season when it is unlawful to capture game or fish; except that 
after the open killing season closes some States allow from three days 
to one month for the sale of game. 

Netting game fish or catching or killing them by drugs, ex- 
plosives, dams, or by any mode other than angling- with hook and line, 
is forbidden. 

Birds other than game (except of prey) are protected at all times. 

Netting or snaring game birds, or killing by any mode other 
than shooting is forbidden. 

Nests and eggs of all birds (except of prey) are protected. 

Night shooting is generally prohibited. 

Wild pigeons are protected in a number of States. 

Copyright, 1894, by Forest and Stream Publishing Co. 



The Game Laws in Brief. 



CAUTION. 



Always consult the index on last white page 
(facing inside back cover). 

This edition is revised to the date of the 
index printed on last page. Any change in a 
law, as it is printed in the body of the book, 
will be noted in index. 

Always consult the index. 



REWARDS FOR ERRORS. 

The first qualities demanded of a compendium of laws are accuracy and complete- 
ness. I'he preparation of this work has involved an examination of more than Soo 
distinct original and amendatory acts, scattered through multitudinous volumes of the 
compiled statutes and session laws of the fifty-nine States, Territories and Provinces 
here represented. The labor of compilation has been largely increased by the often 
careless and sometimes seemingly contradictory nature of the legislation. The Brief 
as it appears to-day is the result of a painstaking and conscientious endeavor to furnish 
an accurate and reliable compendium. 

The Game Laws in Brief is believed to be correct and complete within the condi- 
tions printed on Page 2. 1 will reward any person first advising me of an error that 
may be discovered, as follows; 

For the first notice of an instance where the law quoted in the Brief, prescribing 
game and fish seasons of any State or Territory, is not the general law in force at the 
time of this revision, I will give $5. 

For first notice of an erroneous statement of a game or fish season in any State or 
Territory, or of an omission of a prescribed season, I will give Si- 

These offers relate to general, not local, laws, and to recognized game and fish 
(not, for example, to the Connecticut bobolink, rice bird and robin season). 

CHARLES B. REYNOLDS. 
Office of Forest ainf Stream, New ^'ork. 



The Game Laws in Brief. — Massachusetts. 



MASSACHUSETTS. 

Pinnated Grouse, Ruffed Grouse, Partridge, Quail, Woodcock, Wildfowl. — 

Chap. 205, Laws 1S94. — Sec. i. Whoever kills a pinnated grouse at any time, or a 
woodcock, or a ruffed grouse, commonly called a partridge, between the ist day of 
January and the 15th day of September, or a quail between the 1st day of January 
and the 15th day of October, or a wood or summer duck, black duck or teal, or any 
of the so-called duck species, between the 15th day of April and the ist day of Sep- 
tember, shall be punished by a tine of twenty dollars. 

Quail. — Chap. 102, Laws 1894 [approved March 14]. — Whoever during the year 
eighteen hundred and ninety-four takes or kills a quail in this Commonwealth shall be 
punished by a tine of twenty dollars for every bird so taken or killed. 

Plover, Snipe, Sandpiper, Rail, Shore, Marsh or Beach Birds, Wild 
Pigeon, — Chap. 276, Laws '86. — Sec. 2. Whoever takes a plover, snipe, sandpiper, 
rail or any of the so-called shore, marsh or beach birds, between the 1st day of May 
and the 15th day of July, or a wild or passenger pigeon, or a gull, or a tern, between 
the 1st day of May and the ist day of October, shall be punished by a fine of ten 
dollars. 

Wildfow^l. — Chap. 102, Laws 1892. — Sec. 2. Whoever pursues any wildfowl with 
or by aid of a boat propelled by steam or by naphtha, or by aid of a boat or vessel 
propelled by any mechanical means other than sails, oars or paddles, shall be punished. 
Chap. 142, Laws iSgi. — Sec. 6. Whoever kills any wildfowl or any of the so-called 
shore, marsh or beach birds with a swivel or pivot gun, or by the use of a torch, jack 
or artificial light, shall be punished. 

Export of Game. — Chap. 249, Laws 1890. — Sec. 2. Whoever at anytime takes or 
sends beyond the limits of the Commonwealth any woodcock, quail or ruffed grouse, 
shall be punished by a fine. 

Gray Squirrel, Hare, Rabbit. — Chap. 97, Laws 1894. — Whoever kills a gray 
squirrel, hare or rabbit, between the ist day of March and the 15th day of September, 
shall be punished. 

Deer. — Chap. 169, Laws 1883. — Sec. i. Whoever hunts or kills a deer witliin the 
counties of Plymouth or Barnstable shall forfeit one hundred dollars. 

Salmon. — Sec. 45. W'hoever * * * takes a salmon between the ist day of 
August and the ist day of May, shall forfeit not less than ten dollars. 

Trout, Land-locked Salmon, Lake Trout. — Chap. 193, Laws 1890. — Sec. i 
[as amended by Chap. 138, Laws 1891]. The time within which any person is for- 
bidden to take a trout, land-locked salmon, or lake trout, shall be between the 1st day 
of September and the ist day of April, e.\cept in the counties of Berkshire, Franklin 
and Hampshire, where such time shall be between the ist day of August and the 1st 
day of April. 

Black Bass. — P. S. Chap. gi. — Sec. 56. [as amended by Act March 10, 1893]. — 
Whoever takes a black bass betw^een the 1st day of December and the 1st day of June, 
or at any time, except with naturally or artificially baited hook and hand line, shall 
forfeit for each offense not less than two nor more than twenty dollars; provided, how- 
ever, that this limitation of time shall not be applicable to the Connecticut river or its 
tributaries. 



THE DATE OF THIS REVISION. 

This work is revised to the date given on last index page, facing back 
cover. Any subsequent change in a law^ as printed in the body of the book 
will be noted on the inderi page. 



The Game Laws in Brief.— District of Columbia, Florida. 



DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA. 

Quail. — Act of June 15, 1S78. — That no person shall kill any partridge, otherwise 
quail, between the ist day of February and the ist day of November. 

Ruffed Grouse. — Sec. 2. That no person shall kill any pheasant, otherwise ruffed 
grouse, between the ist day of February and the ist day of August. 

Woodcock. — Sec. 3. That no person shall kill any woodcock, between the ist day 
of February and the ist day of July. 

Pinnated Grouse. — Sec. 4. That no person shall kill any prairie chicken, other- 
wise pinnated grouse, between the ist day of February and the ist day of September. 

Snipe, Plover. — Sec. 5. That no person shall kill any snipe, or plover, between 
the 1st dav of May and the ist day of September. 

Wildfowl. — Sec. 6. That no person shall kill any wild duck, wild goose, or wild 
brant, between the ist day of April and the 1st day of September. Sec. 12. That 
no person shall at any time kill or shoot at any wild duck, wild goose, or wild brant 
with any other gun than such as are habitually raised at arm's length and fired from 
the shoulder. Sec. 13. That no person shall kill or shoot at any bird or wild fowl 
in the night time. 

Rail, Reed Bird.— Sec. 7. That no person shall kill any water-rail, or ortolan, 
or reed-bird, or rice-bird, between the ist day of February and the ist day of Sep- 
tember. 

Fish. — [There is no prohibition of hook and line fishing at any season.] 



FLORIDA. 

Deer. — Act of May ig, 1891. — Sec. i. That no person shall chase or kill any wild 
deer in any part of this State for more than four months in any year. It shall be the 
duty of the Boards of County Commissioners of each county to designate four months 
in each year when it shall be lawful to chase and kill any wild deer in such county, 
* * *' provided, that should the Commissioners in any county fail to designate the 
hunting period, the same shall be in such county during the months of November, 
December, January and February. 

[County Commissioners have named other months for their respective counties as 
follows: Calhoun, Clay, DeSoto, Franklin, Hillsboro, Holmes, Jackson and Putnam 
Counties — October, November, December, January. Citrus County — October, Nov- 
ember. Baker, Duval, Jefferson and Marion Counties — July, August, -September, 
October. Alachua, Escambia, Leon, Manatee, Osceola, Pasco, Polk, Santa Rosa 
and Wakulla Counties — November, December, January, February. Hernando 
County — September, October, November, December. Lake Orange, Sumter and 
Suwannee Counties— August, September, October, November.] 

Wild Turkey, Quail, Partridge. — Sec. 2. That no person shall hunt or kill any 
wild turkey, quail or partridge in any part of this State save only from the first day of 
November until the first day of March of any year. 

Fire-Hunting Deer. — Sec. 3. That no person shall at any time hunt wild deer in 
the night-time bv means of tire, lamp, or any artificial light. 

Birds of Pliime.— Chap. 4050 (No. 41, Laws 1 891). —Sec. i. That it shall be 
unlawful for any person to kill, in this .State, for the purpose of sale or commercial 
traffic, any of the following named plumed birds; that is to say, any crane, egret, ibis, 
curlew or heron. 

Fish. — There are no close seasons. 

Read pages 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover^ 



1 he Game Laws in Brief. — Indiana, Missouri. 



INDIANA. 

Deer. — Revised Statutes, 1881. — Sec. 2105. Whoever, between the ist day of 
January and the 1st day of October in each year, kills any deer, buck, doe or fawn 
shall be fined. 

Quail, Pheasant, Wild Turkey. — Sec. 2106. Whoever shoots any quails or 
pheasants during the period from the 20th day of December, in any year to the 15th 
day of October in the succeeding year ; or kills any wild turkey between the 1st day 
of February and the 1st day of November of any year, shall be fined. 

Prairie Chickens. — Sec. 2107. Whoever shoots prairie hens or chickens between 
the 1st day of February and the 1st day of September in any year, shall be fined. 

Woodcock, Wild Ducks. — Sec. 2109. Whoever kills any woodcock between 
the 1st days of January and July of any year, or kills any wild duck between the 15th 
day of April and the 1st day of September in any year, shall be fined. 

Exportation. — Sec. 2x15. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company 
express company, or other common carrier, or any other person to transport, or tak' 
beyond the limits of this State any deer, buck, doe or fawn, any quail, pheasant, wilt 
duck, grouse, prairie chicken or woodcock. 

Squirrels. — [Acts iS8q, p. 374.] — Any person who shall shoot any squiiTels 
during the period from the 20th day of December in any year to the ist day of June in 
the succeeding year, shall be fined. 

MISSOURI. 

Close Seasons for Game. — Revised Statutes, 1889. — Sec. 3901. If any person 
shall kill any wild buck, doe or fawn between the 1st day of January and the ist day 
of October, or any wild turkey between the ist day of March and the 15th day of 
September, or any pinnated grouse, commonly called prairie chicken, between the 1st 
day of February and the 15th day of August, or any ruffed grouse, commonly called 
pheasant or partridge, or any quail, sometimes called Virginia partridge, between the 
1st day of January and the ist day of October, or any woodcock between the 10th day 
of January and the 1st day of July, or any turtle dove, or any meadow lark, or any 
plover, between the 1st day of February and the ist day of August, every person of- 
fending against any of the provisions of this section shall be deemed guilty of a mis- 
demeanor. 

Netting on One's O^vn Land. — Sec. 3904. The provisions of the preceding sec- 
tions shall not apply to any person v^'ho shall catch any quail or prairie chicken by 
means of traps or nets on his own premises for his own or family consumption, between 
the 15th day of October and the ist day of February. 

Non-Residents. — Sec. 3905. If any person, being a non-resident of this State, 
shall kill any deer, fawn, wild turkey, pinnated grouse, ruffed grouse, quail, wood- 
cock, goose, brant, duck or snipe, coon, mink, otter, beaver, bear, muskrat or other 
furred animals, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Shipment of Game. — Act of March 30, 1893. — Sec. i. It shall be unlawful, for 
and tluring the period of five years next succeeding the passage of this act, for an\- 
person to ship from the county where killed lo any other county in the Slate or to any 
point outside of the State, any quail, pinnated grouse, or prairie chicken. 



Rpad pas'es 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



The Game Laws in Brief. — Connecticut, Maine. 



CONNECTICUT. 

Woodcock, Quail, Ruffed Grouse, Partridge, Gray Squirrel. — General 

Statutes. — Sec. 2530. Every person who shall kill any woodcock, quail, ruffed grouse, 
called partridge, or gray squirrel, between the ist day of January and the ist day of 
October * * * shall be fined. 

Sora, Rail. — Sec. 2538. Every person who shall kill any sora, called rail, in the 
counties of New Haven, Fairfield, and Litchfield, between the ist day of January 
and the 20th day of August, and in every other county between the ist day of 
January and the ist day of September, shall be fined. 

Wildfowl. — Sec. 2541. Every person who shall kill any wild duck, goose or 
brant, in May, June, July, or August, or who shall kill any such fowl with any other 
gun than such a one as is commonly raised at arm's length and fired from the 
shoulder, or who shall shoot at any such bird, or other wild fowl from any vessel pro- 
pelled by steam or sails, or from any boat or other structure attached thereto, shall 
be fined. 

Rabbits. — [Use of ferrets on premises of another forbidden.] 

Exportation. — Sec. 2546. No person shall at any time kill any woodcock, ruffed 
grouse, or quail, for the purpose of conveying the same beyond the limits of this State; 
or shali transport, or have in possession with intent to procure the transportation be- 
yond said limits, any of such birds killed within this State. 

Trout. — Sec. 2499. Every person who shall catch any brook trout except with a 
hook and line, or shall catch any trout, except from the 1st day of April to the ist 
day of July, shall be fined. 

Black Bass. - See page 49. 

Deer. — See page 49. 

Mongolian Pheasant. — See page 49. 



MAINE. 

Moose. — Revised Statutes, Chap. 30. — Sec. 9 [as amended 1S93]. Whoever kills 
with dogs any moose forfeits $100; and no person shall between the 1st days of 
January and October in any manner kill any moose. 

Deer, Caribou. — Sec. 10. Whoever hunts with dogs any deer or caribou, forfeits 
forty dollars; and no person shall, between the ist days of January and October in 
any manner hunt any deer or caribou. 

Lawful Number. — Sec. 12. No person shall take, kill, destroy or have in posses- 
sion between the ist days of October and January more than one moose, two caribou 
and three deer. 

Transportation, Exportation.— Sec. 13. No person or corporation shall carry or 
transport from place to place any moose, caribou or deer, or part thereof in close time, 
nor in open time unless open to view, tagged and plainly labeled with the name of the 
owner thereof, and accompanied by him. 

Ducks, Partridge, Grouse, Woodcock, Quail, Plover. — Sec. 21. Whoever 
kills any wood duck, dusky duck, commonly called black duck, teal or gray duck, be- 
tween the 1st days of May and September, or kills any ruffed grouse, commonly 
called partridge, or woodcock, between the ist days of December and September fol- 
lowing; or kills any quail between the ist day of December and the ist day of Octo- 
ber following, or pinnated grouse, commonly called prairie chicken, between the ist 
days of fanuary and September, or plover between the ist days of May and .Vugust, 

Read pages 2, S. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



The Game Laws in Brief. — Maine. 



forfeits not less than live nor more than ten dollars. And no person shall at any one 
time kill, or have in possession, more than thirty of each variety of birds above 
named, during the respective open seasons, nor shall any person at any time kill any 
of the above named varieties of birds except for consumption within this State; nor 
shall any pc)-son carry or transport from place to place in open season any of the 
above mentioned birds unless open to view; tagged and plainly labeled with the 
owner's name, and accompanied by him. [As amended 1893.] 

Salmon. — Rev. Stats., Chap. 40. — Sec. 41. No salmon shall be taken or fished for 
within five hundred yards of any fishway, dam or mill-race, * * * except by the 
ordinary mode of angling with a single hook and line or artificial flies, nor shall hook 
and line or artificial flies be used at any time within one hundred yards of any fishway, 
dam or mill-race. Sec. 42. From the 15th dayof July to the ist day of April follow- 
ing there shall be a close time for salmon during which no salmon shall be taken or 
killed in any manner; provided, however, that between the 15th days of July and Sep- 
tember, it is lawful to fish for and take salmon by the ordinary mode, with rod and 
single line, but not otherwise. Sec. 43. Between the ist day of April and the 15th day 
of July, there shall be a weekly close time of forty-eight hours from sunrise on each 
Saturday morning to sunrise on the following Monday morning, during which no sal- 
mon shall be taken. [Does not apply to Penobscot, Kennebec or Androscoggin rivers 
or tributaries.] 

Land locked Salmon, Trout, Togue, Black Bass, White Perch. — Sec. 47. 
There shall be an annual close time for land-locked salmon, commonly so-called, trout,, 
togue, black bass, Oswego bass and white perch, as follows, viz. : For land-locked 
salmon, trout and togue, between the ist days of October and the following May, ex- 
cept on the St. Croix river and its tributaries, and all the waters in Kennebec county, 
in which the close time is between the 15th day of September and the ist day of the 
following May; and for black bass, Oswego bass and white perch, between the ist 
days of April and July. Sec. 4S. No person shall take, catch, kill or fish for, in any 
manner, any land-locked salmon, trout or togue, in any of the waters aforesaid, be- 
tween the 1st days of October and the following May; nor in the St. Croix river and 
its tributaries, between the 15th day of September and the ist day of the following 
Way; or black bass, Oswego bass or white perch beeween the ist days of April and 
July; provided, however, that during February, March and April, citizens of the State 
may fish for and take land-locked salmon, trout or togue, and convey the same to their 
own homes, but not otherwise; provided, further, that the provisions of this and the 
preceding sections shall not apply to the taking of black bass from any waters which 
have been stocked therewith for a period of five years. 

Black Bass. — Sec. 55. Whoever takes any black bass during April, May and 
June, or at any time from their spawning beds, forfeits not more than $20. [The 
Commissioners state (1S93) that as no black bass have been put out within five years. 
Sec. 47 is practically inoperative as to that species, and that they construe Sec. 55 as being 
virtually repealed by intent, in so far as it relates to a close season for black bass.] 

Sizes of Fish - La-wful Amount.- Sec 53. Whoever kills any sea salmon or land-locked salmon 
less than nine inches in length, or any trout less than five inches in length, forfeits five dollars. Sec. 
54. No person shall catch or have in prssession, at any one time for transportation, more than fi ty 
pounds of land-locked salmon, trout or togue, in all, nor shall any such be transported except in the 
possession of the ou ner thereof. 

Rangeley Lakes Tiibutaries.— Chap. 451 Laws 1885.— Sec. i. No person shall catch any trout 
or land-locked salmon in the Rangeley stream between the mouth of the Kennebago stream and the 
head of the island at the eddy, from the ist day of July to the ist day of May; nor from the head of 
said island to the Rangeley dam, at any time; nor in the South Bog stream above the dead water at the 
mouth of said stream,"from the ist day of July to the ist day of May; nor in the Bemis stream above 
north line of letter U plantation from the ist day of July to the ist day of May; nor in the Cupsuptic 
stream between the foot of the first falls toward its mouth and its source, from the it day of July to 
the ist day of May; nor in the Kennebago stream between the foot of the first falls toward its mouth 
and the upper falls at the outlet of Kennebago lake, from the ist day of September to the ist day of May. 

Read pages 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



The Game Laws in Erief.— Virginia. 



VIRGINIA. 

Code of 1887 as amended 1894. 
Trout. — Sec. 210S [as amended by Chap. 679, Laws 1S94], It shall be unlawful to 
capture mountain trout between the 15th day of September and the ist day of April, 
or at any time except by angling with hook and line. [California trout protected in 
North, South and Middle forks of Ilolston River for four years after stocking by U. S. 
Commission.] 

River or Pond Bass. — Sfx. 210S [as amended by Chapter 679, Laws i3g4]. It 
shall be unlawful to capture any river bass (commonly called black bass or black 
perch) or pond bass (commonly called Southern chub) between the 15th day of May 
and the ist day of July. [Chap. 545, Laws 1894, forbids taking any tish in the Shen- 
andoah River or tributaries between April i and May 15.] 

Deer. — Sp:c. 2079. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill any deer, or chase 
any deer with dogs, from the 1st day of January until the 15th day of August. 

Wild Water-Fowl.— Sec. 2079. It shall be unlawful to kill any wild water fowl 
(except the summer duck), between the 1st day of May and the 1st day of September, 
or to kill any wild water fowl, except from the land, at any time during the night; or 
to kill them with a gun whicli cannot be conveniently raised and fired at arm's length 
from the shoulder without a rest; provided, that wild geese may be killed either during 
the day or night; but in no case shall floating reflectors, lamps or lights of any kind 
be used in shooting them in the night; and nothing in this clause shall apply to the 
wild water fowl called sora. 

Non-Residents Killing Wild Fowl. — Sec. 2075. No person who is not an actual 
resident of this State shall kill any wild fowl in any waters, or on any marshes, islands. 
or beaches within the jurisdiction of the State, below the head of tide water. This, 
section shall not apply to non-residents killing wild fowl within the jurisdiction of the 
counties of Accomac and Northampton. Sec. 2076. If any person, who is not an 
actual resident of this State, shall, from a skiff, float, or sink boat, or by the aid 
thereof, within the jurisdiction of the counties of Fairfax, Prince William, Stafford, 
King George, or Henrico, shoot or kill any wild fowl, either in the night or day-time, 
he shall be fined one hundred dollars. Sec. 2077. No person shall be deemed a resi- 
dent who shall not have resided within the limits of the State twelve months next pre- 
ceding the time when the alleged offense was committed. 

WILDFOWL IN ACCOMAC AND NORTHAMPTON. -Act of March 5, 1894. Sec, i. It 
shall not be lawful within the jurisdiction of the counties of Accomac and Northampton to kill any 
wild water-fowl at any time during the night, or to kill them with a gun which cannot be conveniently 
raised and fired at arm's length from the shoulder without a rest. Non-Residents Killing Wild- 
fowl.— Sec 2. It shall not be lawful for any person who is not an actual resident of this State to shoot 
at, catch or kill any wild foul in any waters or on any marshes or beaches within the jurisdiction of the 
said counties of Accomac and Northampton. This section shall not apply to such non-residents as are 
members of the Eastern Shore llaine Protective Association, and subject to the charter and by-law-, of 
said Association. [Secretary of the E. S. G. P. A. is Mr. T. W. IJlackstone, Accomac C' H., Va. 
Initiation fee, $1; annual dues, Si.] 

WILDFOWL IN BACK BAY AND TRIBUTARIES IN PRINCESS ANNE CO.- Act 
Jan, 24, 1894. Forbidden to shoot wildfowl from sunset to sunrise; to leave landing or mooring before 
sunrise for shooting; to leave out decoys, floats, sink-bo.xes after sunset; to kill wildfowl e.xcept from 
land, battery, ."iink-bo.x, point or blind (e.xcept that cripples may be pursued in boatsi: to kill wildfowl 
on a Wednesday or a Saturday; to use deck or cabin boats or float houses; to shoot over decoys 
between ,\pril i and Oct. 20, A "peler" may be shot in any wav after Feb. i. 

WILDFOWL IN NORTHUMBERLAND.-Chap. 774, Laws 1894. It shall be lawful (for 
citizens of the county and persons who have bought property for gunning purposes) to shoot geese ot 
ducks from battery, sink-bo.x or skiff, in open season, and with shoulder guns only. 

Marsh Hen, Willet, Gull. — Sec. 2079. It shall be unlawful to kill the marsh hen, 
or take its eggs later in the season than the 20th of June; or kill or destroy the willet 
earlier in the season than the 15th of July; or kill the gull or striker before the ist 
dav of September. 

Woodcock. — Sec. 2079. ^^ shall be unlawful to kill woodcock between the ist day 
of .\pril and the 1st day of November; * * * e.xcept in Alexandria and Fairfa.x 
counties it shall not be lawful to kill woodcock between the 1st day of January and 
the 4th day of July. 



The Game Laws in Brief. — Virginia. 



Partridges, Pheasants, Wild Turkeys. — Sec. 2079. It shall be unlawful to kill 
any partridges or quails between the ist day of January and the 15th day of October, 
■except in Fluvanna county, or any pheasants or ruffed grouse, or wild turkeys between 
the 1st day of February and the 15th day of September, in the counties west of the 
]>lue Ridge (except Rockbridge) and in Rockbridge and the counties east of the Blue 
Ridge (except Prince Edward) between the 15th day of January and the 15th day of 
October; and in Prince Edward between the ist day of March and the 15th day of 
October; and in Fluvanna between the 15th day of February and the 15th day of 
October. [As amended 1894.] 

COUNTY GAME SEASONS. 

Sfx. 2081 of the Code provides that Sec. 2079 shall not apply to counties of Amelia, 
Appomattox, Brunswick, Cumberland, Dinwiddie, Greenesville, Lunenburg, Mecklen- 
burg, Nottoway and Sussex. 

Following are special county close seasons on quail or partridge. Also other game 
as specified. Pheasant is synonymous with ruffed grouse, hare with rabbit. 

Accomac and Northamj>ton. — Jan. i to Nov. i. Same for hare. Marsh hens always (their eggs 
after June lo). Willet to Aug. 15 (their eggs always). Gull, striker always (their eggs after July 4). 
Woodcock Nov. i to April i. Non-residents may not kill quail without written consent of landowners. 
Albetnarle.—V>ec. 15 to Nov. i. Pheasant, wild turkey Dec. 15 to Nov. i. A //eg-kany. -Dec. i to 
Oct. I. Pheasant, woodcock, snipe, wild turkey, deer Dec. i to Oct. i. Alexmidria. — "iiare^ }an. lio 
Oct. I. Amherst.— Ffth. i to Nov. i. A iigiista.—'Dec. 15 to Oct. 15. Other game same as Alleghany. 
Bath. Same as Alleghany. Bedford Y<th. i to Nov. i. Brunswick. — '?e\>. i to Oct. 15. Deer 
Feb. I to Sept. i. Wild turkey March i to Oct. 20. Catiipbe/l.—'i.'o Oct. 15, 1855. Hare the same. 
Caroline.— ¥eh. i to Nov. i, Mongolian, English pheasant to April i, 1896. Charles OV>'.— Deer 
Jan. 23 to Oct. 20. Charlotte. — ¥eh. i to Nov. i. Wild turkey same. C7ar/&^.— To Oct. 31, 1895; 
thereafter Dec. 26 to Oct. 30 inclusive. C«//f/<?r.— Jan. 15 to Nov. i. Pheasant, hare, wild turkey 
same. Deer Dec. 25 to Sept. i. Dinwiddie.— ia.n. 15 to Oct. 15. Wild turkey same. Elizabeth 
City. — To Nov. 15, 1895; thereafter Feb. i to Nov. 15. Rabbit, woodcock same. Essejc — Feb. i to 
Nov. I. Wild turkey same. Deer Feb. i to Aug 15. Fairfax. — Same as Culpeper. Floyd. — Jan. 
15 to Oct. I. Pheasant, wild turkey, March i to Oct. i. Forbidden to export. Franklin —Feb. i to 
Nov. I. Frederick. To Jan. i, 1895; thereafter Jan. i to JNov. i. Wild turkey, pheasant feb. i to 
Nov. I. Woodcock Feb. I to July I. Deer Feb. i to Sept. 15 (dogs forbidden). Hare March i to 
Nov. I. Forbidden to "bait" or "blind" wild turkey, or to export game save by sportsmen as baggage. 

Gloucester. — Jan. i to Nov. i. Halifax. — Feb. 15 to Oct. 15. Wild turkey same. Hare, opossum 
Feb. I to Oct. 15. Hanover. ]^\\. 15 to Oct. 15. Wild turkey March 13 to Nov. i. Deer Jan. i to 
Aug. 15. Hare Feb. i to Oct i. Land owners may shoot hares at any time. Henrico. Hare 
same as Hanover. Henry.— Ye\>. i to Oct. 25. Highland.- Deer Dec. i to Oct. i. Isle of Wight. 
— Feb. 15 to Nov. i. Wild tuikey Feb. 15 to Sept. 15. King and Queen. — Feb. 15 to Oct. 15. Deer 
Feb. I to Sept. 30. Summer duck .\pril i to Oct. i. King George.— Jan. 15 to Nov. 15. Woodcock 
Jan. 15 to July i. Mongolian, English pheasant to April i, 1896. King William. — March i to Nov. 
I. Wild turkey March IS to Nov. I. Deer Feb. i to Oct. i. Lancaster. — Veo. i to Oct. 15. Deer 
same. Z^^.— To Feb. 21, 1896. Wild turkey, pheasant same. Land owners may shoot quail, wild 
turkey and pheasant between Oct. 15 and Jan. 15. Non-residents forbidden to shoot prior to 1809. 
Loudoun.— J2in. 1 to Oct. Ts- Woodcock Jan. i to June 15. Pheasant Jan. i to Oct. 15. Robins May 
I to Feb. 15. Rabbit Jan. i to Oct. 15. Lunenburg.— Jan. 1 to Oct. 15. Wild turkey same. 

Mathews. -]a.\\. 1 to 'Hov. X. Afecklenburg.— Feh. 1 to liov. i. Wild turkey sami;. JVansemond. 
— Feb. 15 to Nov. I. Wild turkey Feb. 15 to Sept. 15. Hare March i to Oct. 15. Northampton.— 
Same as Accomac. Northumberland.- Feb. i to Nov. i. Nottowiy.-J&n. i to Nov. i. Wild 
turkey Feb. i. to Oct. i. Deer Jan. 15 to Aug. 15. Hare Jan. i to Sept. i. Orange.— Ua.rt Jan 15 
to Oct. 15. Page - T>eeT Oct. i to Dec. i. Pittsylvajiia. — Jan. i to Dec. i (except by land owner); 
export forbidden except as sportsmen's baggage, p'orbidden to kill on snovv. Wild turkey Feb. 15 to 
Nov I. Prince George. — Feb. i to Nov. i. Deer Jan. 15 to Sept. i. Wild turkey Feb. 15 to Oct. i. 
Prince William.— ila.re Veh. i to Oct. i. Princess Anne. — Deer Feb. 15 to Sept. 15. Pulaski.— 
Feb. I to Nov. i. 

Richmond.— ¥eh. 1 to Oct. 1$. Deer same. Roanoke.— 'Vo Oct. i^y '^^97 Wild turkey, pheasant 
Feb. I to f)ct. 15. Deer, hare Jan. i to Oct. i. Rockbridge —To Jan. 15, 1896. Rockingham. — Dec. 
15 to Oct. 15. Pheasant, wild turkey Jan. 15 to Sept. i. Deer Jan. i to Oct. i. Export of game for- 
bidden. Scott. - Same as Lee for all game. Shenandoah. — Jan. i to Nov. i. Pheasant, wild turkey 
Feb. T to Nov. i. Woodcock April i to July i. Deer Dec. 15 to Sept. 15. Smyth. — To Feb. 21, 
1896; thereafter Feb. i to Nov i. Pheasants same. Wild turkey March 15 to Nov. 4. Deer to Ftb 
4, 1897. Southampton. — Veh. 15 to Nov. i. Wild turkey Feb. 15 to Sept. 15 Spottsylvania. — V'ch. 
I'to Nov. I. Mongolian, English pheasant to April i, 1896. Pheasant, wild turkey Feb. i to Nov. i. 
Hare Feb. i to Oct. i. Stafford. — ¥ eh. i to Nov. i. Mongolian, English pheasant to April i, 1896. 
Surrey. -Same as Prince George for all game. Tazewell.— V)eex to Feb. 4, iSq;. Warren.— \)ec. 26 
to Oct. 30 inclusive. /;'a.f/«/«^/i'«.— Same :is Smyth for all game. Westmoreland.- Feb. i to Nov i. 
Wild turkey Feb. 15 to Nov. 15. //>^/;<?.— To Nov. i, 1S97; thereafter Jan. i to Nov. i. Pheasant 
Feb. I to Sept. i. Wild turkey Jan. 15 to Oct. 15. Deer to Feb. 4, 1897. 



The Game Lawrs in Brief. — Texas, Illinois. I3 



TEXAS. 

Deer. — Art. 426. It shall be unlawful to kill any wild deer between the 20th day 
of January and the ist day of August. 

Wild Turkey. — Art. 426 j^. It shall be unlawful to kill any wild turkey between 
the 15th day of May and the 1st day of September. 

Pinnated Grouse, Prairie Chicken. — Art. 427. If any person shall kill any 
pinnated grouse (prairie chickens) in the months of March, April, May, June and July, 
he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Quail, Partridge. — Art. 428. If any person shall kill any quail or partridges in 
the months of April, May, June, July, August and September, he shall be deemed 
guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Birds of Plume. — Chap. 71, Laws 1891. — Sec. i. That if any person shall wil- 
fully kill any seagull, tern, shearwater, egret, heron or pelican, or shall wilfully take 
from their nests or in any manner destroy any egg or eggs of any seagull, tern, shear- 
water, egret, heron or pelican, he shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. 



ILLINOIS. 

Deer, Wild Turkey, Pinnated Grouse, Prairie Chicken, Ruffed Grouse, 
Quail, Pheasant, Partridge, Woodcock, Squirrel. — Act of May 14, iS7q. — Sec. 
I. That it shall be unlawful for any person or persons to hunt, pursue, kill, trap, 
net or ensnare, or otherwise destroy any wild buck, doe or fawn or wild turkey, 
between the 15th day of January and the ist day of September of each and every year, 
or any pinnated grouse or prairie chicken between the ist day of November and the 
15th day of September of the succeeding year, or any ruffed grouse, quail, pheasant 
or partridge between the ist day of December and the ist day of October of each 
succeeding year or any year; or any woodcock between the 15th day of September 
and the 15th day of July of each succeeding or any year; or any gray, red, fox or black 
squirrel between the 15th day of December and the 1st day of June of each succeeding 
year or any year. 

Water Fowl. — And it shall be unlawful to kill, hunt, destroy, snare, entrap or to 
attempt to kill, hunt, snare, entrap or otherwise destroy any wild goose, duck, brant, 
or other waterfowl at any time between the 15th day of April and the 15th day of 
September of any year. And it shall be unlawful to hunt, kill, trap, ensnare or attempt 
to hunt, kill, trap, ensnare or otherwise destroy any wild goose, brant, duck, rail or other 
water fowl between sunset of any day and sunrise of the next succeeding day at any period 
of the year, and it shall further be unlawful, at any time, to hunt, kill, trap or ensnare 
or to attempt to hunt, kill, trap or ensnare or otherwise destroy any wild goose, brant, 
duck, or other water fowl, from any fixed or artificial ambush beyond a natural cover- 
ing- of reeds, canes, flags, wild rice or other vegetation above the water of any lake, 
river, bay or inlet or other water-course wholly within this State, or in sucn part of 
such stream or water-course wholly within this State, or with the aid and use of any 
device commonly called sneak boat, sink box or other device used for the purpose of 
concealment in the open waters of this State; and it shall further be unlawful to 
shoot, kill or destroy, or shoot at any wild goose, duck, brant, or other water fowl 
with a swivel gun, or from any sail boat or steamboat at any time in any part of the 
water of any lake, river, bay or inlet or other water-course. 

Sale, Possession, Transportation. — Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person 
to buy, sell, or have in possession, any of the animals, wild fowl or birds mentioned 
in section one of this act at any time when the trapping, netting or ensnaring of such 
animals, wild fowl or birds shall be unlawful, which shall have been entrapped, 
netted or ensnared contrary to the provisions of this act; and it shall further be unlaw 
ful for any person or persons at any time to sell or expose for sale, or to have in his or 

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14 T'tts Game Laws in Brief. — Illinois, Iowa. 



their possession for the purpose of selling, any quail, pinnated grouse or prairie 
chicken, ruffed grouse or pheasant, gray, red, fox, or black squirrel or wild turkey, 
that shall have been caught, snared, trapped or killed within the limits of this State; 
and it shall further be unlawful for any person, corporation or carrier to receive for 
transportation, to transport, carry or convey any of the aforesaid quail, pinnated 
grouse, or prairie chicken, ruffed grouse or pheasant, squirrel, or wild turkey, that 
:shall have been caught, snared, trapped or killed within the limits of this State, know- 
ing the same to have been sold, or to transport, carry or convey the same to any place 
where it is to be sold or offered for sale, or to any place outside of this State for any 
purpose. 

Fishing. — Act of May 31, 1887. — Sec. i. That no person shall place or cause 
to be placed or erected any seine, weir, net, fish dam or other obstruction, in or across 
anv of the rivers, creeks, streams, ponds, lakes, sloughs, bayous, or other water or 
water-courses, in such manner as shall obstruct the free passage of fish; and it shall be 
unlawful to take fish, except minnows for bait, with any device other than a hook and 
line, within one-half mile of any dam; it shall be unlawful to kill any fish by use of 
lime, spear, acid, medicinal or chemical compound or explosive; it shall be unlawful 
to catch any fish in or upon any lakes, while such lakes are covered with ice, with any 
device or means from the ist day of December to the ist day of March in each and 
■every year. [No other provisions as to seasons.] 

IOWA. 

Pinnated Grouse, Prairie Chicken, Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse, Pheasant, 
Wild Turkey, Quail, Wildfowl, Deer, Elk.— 17th G. A. Chap. 156.— Sec. 2. It 
shall be unlawful to kill any pinnated grouse or prairie chicken, between the ist day of 
December and the ist day of September next following; any woodcock, between the 
1st day of January and the loth day of July; any ruffed grouse or pheasant, wild 
turkey or quail, between the ist day of January and the ist day of October; any wild 
duck, goose, or brant, between the ist day of May and the 15th day of August; or 
any wild deer, elk or fawn, between the 1st day of January- and the 1st day of Septem- 
ber. [Swivel gun for wildfowl forbidden.] 

Killing Game for Traffic — Lawful Number. — Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for 
any person to kill for traffic any pinnated grouse or prairie chicken, woodcock, quail, 
ruffed grouse or pheasant; or for any one person to kill during any one-day, more 
than 25 of either kind of said named birds; or to have more than 25 of either kind of 
said named birds in possession at any one time, unless lawfully received for transpor- 
tation. 

Exportation. — Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for any person, company, or cor- 
portation at any time to ship, or carry out of this State any of the birds or animals 
named in section 2 of this act ; but it shall be lawful for any person to ship to any 
person within this State, any game birds named in said section 2, not to exceed one 
dozen in number in any one day; provided, he shall first make an affidavit before 
some person authorized to administer oaths, that said birds have not been unlawfully 
killed, bought, sold, or had in possession, are not being shipped for sale or profit, 
giving the name and post-office address of the person to whom shipped, and the num- 
ber of birds to be so sliipped. 

Salmon, Trout, Bass, Pike, Croppies.— Act of April i, 1S90.— Sec. 3 [as 
amended 1S94]. It shall be unlawful for any person to take from any of the waters of 
the State any salmon or trout between the 1st day of November and the ist day of 
April following, or any bass, pike, croppies, or any other game fish between the ist 
<riay of April and the 15th day of May following in each year, in any manner whatsoever. 

R^ad pap-es 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



The Game Laws in Brief. — North Carolina. 15 



NORTH CAROLINA. 

Mountain Trout. — Code of 1SS3. — Sec. 1122. It shall be unlawful to catch mountain 
trout by seining at all times. And there shall be no taking of said fish by shooting 
or <ither\vise between the i6th day of October and the 30th day of December. 

Deer. — Code of 1S83. — Si:c. 2S32 [as amended 1S93]. Any person who shall kill 
any deer between the 31st day of December and the ist day of October ne.xt thereafter 
ensuing shall pay a penalty of fifty dollars. [There are numerous county and local 
laws.] 

Birds. — Code of 1883. — Sec. 2S34. No person shall kill any partridge, quail, robins, 
lark, mocking-birds or wild turkeys, between the 15th day of March and the ist day of 
November. Any person who shall kill any partridge or quail in Currituck county 
between the ist day of April and the ist day of December shall be guilty of a misde- 
meanor. [There are numerous county and local laws.] 

Exportation of Quail or Partridge. — Sec. 2835. No person shall export or 
transport from the State any quail or partridges, whether dead or alive. 

Hunting Wild Fowl on Sunday, by Night, or with Big Guns. — Sec. 2837. 
No person shall hunt or shoot wild fowl on the Lord's day, commonly called Sunday, 
or on any day of the week after the hour of sunset and before the hour of daylight, 
with gun or fire, or use any gun other than can be fired from the shoulder. 

Wild Fowl, Blind, Box, Battery, etc. — Sec. 2S40. No person shall kill, for 
sale, any wild fowl in the waters of Currituck, New Hanover, and Brunswick counties 
between the loth days of March and November of each year, or ship out of the State 
between said dates any wild fowl killed in the waters aforesaid; and no non-resident 
shall shoot any wild fowl in any of the waters of New Hanover and Brunswick, Cur- 
rituck and Dare counties from any blind, bo.x, battery, or float of any kind which is 
not on land at the time. 

Wild Fowl Decoys, Exportation, Non-Residents. — Chap. 126, Laws 1889. — 
Sec. I. That no person shall place in the waters of Currituck county decoys of any 
kind whatever between the ist day of April and the loth day of November of any 
year, or ship out of the State any wild fowl between these dates. Sec. 2. No non- 
resident shall shoot any wild fowl in the waters of the counties of Currituck and Dare 
from any blind, box, battery or float not on land at the time. [Supersedes Sec. 2840 
so far as it conflicts.] 

Floating Blinds.— Chap. 115, Laws 18S9. — Sec. i. That it shall be unlawful for 
any person to put bushes or other blinds on their boats, skiffs, or any float of any 
character, with the intent of deco}'ing or pursuing ducks in the county of Currituck. 

Wildfowl in Currituck Sound. — Chap. 2S6, Laws 1893. — Sec. i. All decked 
boats or houses for the purpose of hunting wild fowl, or fishing in Currituck Sound, 
shall be moored in shoal waters on the west side of the Sound between the north end of 
Church's Island and the south end of Powell's Point. Sec. 2. It shall not be lawful to 
shoot over decoys between the 20th of March and the lOth of November. Sec. 3. No 
person shall put out decoys before sun-up, or let them remain after sun-down between 
the loth of November and the 20th of March; and on every Wednesday and everv 
Saturday between the loth of November and 20th of March no person shall put out 
decoys. Sec. 4. No person between the loth of November and the 20th of March 
shall sail, row, or in any manner propel a boat after wild fowl for the purpose of 
forcing them on the wing, or shoot them while sailing at any time. [Sec. 5. Batteries 
must take up decoys at sun-down and go to a landhig until sun-up.] 



NORTH DAKOTA. 

Xe 23 dates from 1S91; the close 
vel gun forbidden. 

Read pages 2, 3. For any changes fee index facing' back cover. 



Quail. — The law on page 23 dates from 1S91; the close term will extend to 1895. 
Wildfowl. — Use of swivel gun forbidden. 



i6 The Game Laws in Brief. — Michigan. 

MICHIGAN. 

Deer. — Act of July 6, 1889. — Sec. i. No person shall pursue or kill any deer in 
this State, save only from the 5th day of November to the 25th day of November in 
each year ; provided, that in the Upper Peninsula deer may be killed between the 25th 
day of September and the 25th day of October. Sec. 2. No person shall kill at any time 
any deer when it is in its red coat, or any fawn when it is in its spotted coat. Sec. 3. 
No person shall, at anytime, kill or capture any deer in the waters of any streams, 
ponds, or lakes. Sec. 4. No person shall kill or capture any deer by means of any 
pit, pitfall or trap; Sec. 5. No person shall make use of any artificial light in 
hunting deer. Sec. 6. No person shall make use of a dog in hunting, pursuing or 
killing a deer. 

Wild Turkey. — Sec. 8. No person shall kill any wild turkey at any time except 
from the ist day of November to the 15th day of December inclusive. 

Woodcock.— Sec. g. No person shall kill any woodcock, save only from the 15th 
day of August to the 15th day of December. 

Wildfowl, Snipe. — Sec. id. No person shall kill any wild duck, wild goose, or 
other wild water fowl or snipe,' save only from the ist day of September in each year 
to the 1st day of January in the year following; provided, that it shall be lawful to 
hunt and kill jack-snipe, red-headed, blue-bill, canvas-back, widgeon [and] pin-tail 
ducks and wild geese, between the 1st day of September in each year and the 1st day 
of May ne.Kt following. 

Ruffed Grouse, Partridge, Pheasant, Colin, Quail. — Sec. 12. No person shall 
kill any ruffed grouse, sometimes called partridge, or pheasant, except from the ist 
day of November to the 15th day of December inclusive; or any colin or quail, 
sometimes called Virginia partridge, save only from the ist day of November to the 
15th day of December inclusive; provided, that in the Upper Peninsula, partridge, or 
ruffed grouse, may be killed from the 1st day of October to the ist day of January in- 
clusive. 

Pinnated Grouse, Prairie Chicken. — Sec. 13. No person shall kill any pinnated 
grouse or prairie chicken until the ist day of September, 1894, and thereafter only in 
the months of September and October in each year. 

Punt Gun, Battery^ — Dogs in Close Season. — Sec. 15. No person shall make use 
of any swivel or punt gun or sink-boat or battery for killing wild duck or other wild 
water fowl, nor shall any person or persons molest, harass or annoy, any game bird 
during the closed season by any means whatever, nor shall any person break, train or 
practice, any dog upon any game birds during the closed season. 

Exporting from the State. — Act No. 151, Laws 1881. — Sec. i. No person 
shall, at any time, kill or expose for sale, transporter have in his possession, any deer, 
ruffed grouse, colin or quail, pinriated grouse, nor wild turkey, or any part of the 
carcass of the same, after the same has been killed, for any purpose except for con- 
sumption as food within this State. 

Trout, Landlocked Salmon, Grayling, Muskallonge, Bass. — Act of May 24, 
1889. — Sec. I. No person shall catch any speckled trout, landlocked salmon, grayling 
or California trout, from the 1st day of September in each year, until the 1st day of 
May following thereafter; nor shall any person catch any muskallonge, or any black, 
strawberry, green or while bass, by any means whatever, except by hook and line, 
from any such lake, river or stream, from the ist day of March in each year to the ist 
day of July following thereafter. 

Size of Fish. — Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful to kill any brook trout, speckled trout, 
California trout, land-locked salmon or grayling, of a less size than 6 inches in 
length. 

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ANTLERS OF WHITE-TAIL DEEIi. 
From "Forest and Stream." 



i8 The Game Laws in Brief.— Idaho, Colorado. 



IDAHO. 



Moose, Caribou, Mountain Sheep, Mountain Goat, Elk. — Act of March 6, 

1893. — Sec. I. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill any moose, caribou, 
mountain sheep, mountain goat or elk at any time before the 1st day of September, 
1897, and after said ist day of September, 1897, at any time except between the ist 
day of September and the ist day of December of each year. 

Deer, Antelope. — Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill any deer or 
antelope between the ist day of December and the 1st day of September, of each year 
or to kill any of the animals mentioned in this and the preceding sections, at any time 
solely for the purpose of obtaining their hides or horns. 

Dogs for Large Game.— Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful for any person to hunt or 
chase with dogs any moose, caribou, elk, deer, antelope, mountain sheep or goat. 

Mongolian Pheasant. — Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill any 
Mongolian pheasant, at any time before the ist day of August, 1897, and after said 
1st day of August, 1897, at any time except between the ist day of August and the 
31st day of December of each year. 

Quail, Prairie Chicken. — Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill any 
quail or prairie chicken except between the 15th day of October and the 15th day of 
December of each year. 

Partridge, Pheasant, Grouse, Sage-hen, Fool-hen. — Sec. 8. It shall be un- 
lawful for any person to kill any partridge, pheasant, grouse, sage -hen or fool-hen 
between the 1st day of January and the 15th day of August of each year. 

Wild Duck, Goose, S\wan. — Sec. 9. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill 
any species of wild duck, goose, or swan between the 15th day of April and the 15th 
day of August of each year. 

Close Time for Fish. — Sec. 12. Provided that no lish shall be taken by any 
method, except for breeding (and home consumption) between the 1st day of Novem- 
ber and the 15th day of April of the succeeding year. 

Shipment of Game and Fish.— Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful for any person to 
buy or sell the hides of any moose, caribou, elk, deer, antelope, rnountain sheep or 
goat at any time, or to receive, carry, transport or ship any such animals or their hides 
at any time. Sec. 13. It shall be unlawful for any person to ship or transport any 
species of fish, except salmon, salmon trout or sturgeon at any time. 



COLORADO. 

Insectivorous Birds, Mongolian Pheasant, Quail, Ptarmigan, Partridge, 

Dove. — Act of April 7, 1893. — Sec. i. No person shall kill any robin, lark, whip- 
poorwill, finch, sparrow, thrush, wren, martin, swallow, snowbird, bobolink, redwinged 
blackbird, crow, raven, turkey buzzard, oriole, kingbird, mockingbird, song sparrow, 
or other insectivorous bird, or any Mongolian pheasant, quail, ptarmigan, partridge 
or dove, at any time; provided, that doves maybe shot from July 15 to Oct. I. 

Wild Turkey, Pheasant, Prairie Chicken, Grouse.— Sec. 2. No person shall 
kill any wild turkey, pheasant, prairie hen, prairie chicken, or grouse, except that they 
may be shot between Aug. 15 and Nov. i of the same year. 

Wild Fowl. — Sec. 3. No person shall kill wild ducks, geese, brant or swans, or 
other water fowls except between the ist day of September and the ist day of May 
following, during which time the same may be killed by means of an ordinary shoulder 
gun; and it shall be unlawful to use any swivel or punt gun for said purposes. 
Sec. 5. No person shall during the night time, by the use of any artificial light or 



The Game Laws in Brief.— Colorado, South Dakota. ^9 

any like device whatever kill any wild duck, wild goose, brant, swan or other water 
fowl or fish. 

Dogs for Big Game. — Sfx. S. It shall be unlawful for any person to use dogs 
for the purpose of running or coursing mountain sheep, deer, elk or antelope. 

Bison, Buffalo, Mountain Sheep. — Sec. ii. No person shall kill at any time 
any bison, buffalo or mountain sheep. 

Deer, Elk, Antelope. — Sec. 12. No person shall kill any deer, elk or antelope at 
any time, except that those deer, antelope and elk which have horns may be killed 
between August ist and November ist of the same year, for good [sic] purposes only, 
and then only when necessary for immediate use, governed in amount and quantity 
by the reasonable necessity of the person or persons killing the same. "Reasonable 
necessity " shall be construed to mean not more than one elk, deer, or antelope in 
the possession of any one person at one time. 

Trout, Food Fish. — General Statutes, Chap. 40 [as amended 1893]. — That it shall 
not be lawful to take any trout or other food fish during the months of December, Janu- 
arv, February, March, April and Mav, or either of said months; it shall be unlawful to 
kill any trout, or other food hsh during the open season, except for food, and then 
only when necessary for immediate use, governed in amount and quantity by the 
reasonable necessities of the person or persons catching such fish. It shall be 
unlawful to sell any trout or other food fish, or to ship or transport them out of this 
State. It shall be unlawful to kill anv trout less than 6 inches in length. 



SOUTH DAKOTA. 



Buffalo, Elk, Deer, Antelope, Mountain Sheep. — Act of Feb. 4, 1S93. — Sec. 
I. It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to kill, ensnare or trap in any form 
or manner or by any device whatever, or for any purpose, any buffalo, elk, deer, 
antelope, or mountain sheep from and after the passage and approval of this act until 
the 1st day of September, 1896. 

Prairie Chicken, Grouse, Snipe, Plover, Curlew, Wild Duck, Song Birds. — 
Political Code, Art. VIL, Sec. 2366 [as amended by Act of Feb. 21, 1893]. It shall 
be unlawful for any person within this State to shoot or kill any prairie chicken, or 
pinnated grouse, or sharp-tailed grouse, or ruffed grouse, between the ist day of Janu- 
ary and the ist day of September, or any wild duck, or snipe, or plover, or curlew, 
between the 15th day of May and the 1st day of September, or any song bird at any 
time. Sec. 2367. It shall be unlawful for any person at any time or at any place 
within this State to shoot or kill for traffic any prairie chicken, wild duck, snipe, plover, 
or curlew, or for any person to shoot or kill during any one day more than twenty-five 
of either kind of said named birds, or for any one person, firm or corporation to have 
more than twenty-five of said named birds in his or their possession at any one time 
unless lawfully received for transportation. 

Quail. — Chap. 95, Laws 1890 [as amended by Act of Feb. 21, 1893]. It shall be 
unlawful for any person or persons to trap, ensnare or destroy by any means whatever 
any quail in this State for a period of five vears from and after the ist dav of fanuary, 
1893. 

Fish. — C'ompiled Laws, 1887. — Sec. 2388. It shall be unlawful to catch any pike, 
pickerel, perch, bass or muscalonge except for the purposes of propagating or breed- 
ing, in any of the waters of the Territory of Dakota, except the Missouri and Red 
rivers, between the ist day of February and the ist day of May in each year. 

Trout. — Chap. 92, Laws of 1S93. — .Sec. 4. It shall not be lawful to take trout or 
other food lish during December, January, February, March and April. [Unlawful to 
export from State. Ihilawful to kill trout or bass less than 6 inches in length.] 



The Game Laws in Brief. — Wisconsin. 



WISCONSIN. 



Game Birds. — Chap, io6, Laws 1893. — Sec. i. It shall be unlawful to kill any 
Mongolian or Chinese pheasant, California quail, woodcock, quail, partridge, pheasant 
or rutfed grouse, prairie hen or prairie chicken, sharptailed grouse or grouse of any 
variety, snipe or plover or wild duck of any variety, or wild goose or brant of any 
variety, or any aquatic fowl whatever, between the 1st day of December and the suc- 
ceeding 1st day of September; provided, however, that this section shall not be in force 
except upon the proclamation of the governor of this State, who shall issue such pro- 
clamation when it shall appear to his satisfaction that the States of Iowa, Minnesota, 
Michigan and Illinois have enacted laws substantially in conformity with the provisions 
of this section; provided, further, that vmtil such proclamation is made the following 
section A shall be in force; provided, further, that it shall be unlawful to take, catch 
or kill any quail or bob white for the term of two years from and after the passage and 
publication of this act. 

Si-c. A. It shall be unlawful to kill any Mongolian or Chinese pheasant, California 
quail, woodcock, quail, partridge, pheasant or ruffed grouse, prairie hen or prairie 
chicken, sharptailed grouse or grouse of any other variety, mallard, teal or wood duck, 
snipe and plover, between the ist day of December and the succeeding 1st day of Sep- 
tember, and wild duck of any variety or wild goose or brant of any variety or any aquatic 
fowl whatever between the 1st day of May and the succeeding 1st day of September. 
\^Sec. A. is now in force.] 

Deer. — Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful to kill any deer, buck, doe or fawn between the 
1st day of November and the succeeding 1st day of October of each year, or to hunt 
deer with dog or dogs at any time. It shall be unlawful to use dog or dogs to hunt 
rabbits during the time the law permits the hunting of deer. 

Wildfowling Methods. — Sec. 9. It shall be unlawful at any time to use in pur- 
suit of any such animal or bird any pivot or swivel gun, or any other firearms not 
habitually held at arm's length and discharged at the shoulder. Sec. ii. It shall be 
unlawful to use in the pursuit of any duck, goose or brant, or any other aquatic bird 
any sneak boat or scull boat or any boat impelled by scull-oars, sailboat, steamboat or 
floating raft, or box, or any similar device, and it shall also be unlawful to construct or 
use any blind in the open water outside of the natural growth of grasses or rushes then, 
and there projecting above the water. 

Night Shooting. — Sec. 14. It shall be unlawful at any season to hunt, shoot, catch 
or pursue any of the birds or animals mentioned in the first two sections of this act in 
the night lime. 

Trout, Bass, Wall-Eyed Pike.— Chap. 307. Laws 1893.— Sec. 2. No person 
shall be allowed to fish for any brook trout, mountain trout, rainbow trout, black, green, 
mud or Oswego bass, or wall, eyed pike, during the spawning season of such fish. The 
spawning season or close season shall be construed for brook trout, rainbow trout and 
mountain trout to be from the ist day of September to the 1st day of May next suc- 
ceeding; black, green, mud and Oswego bass and wall-eyed pike from the ist day of 
January to the 1st day of June in each year. Sec. 4. No person shall be allowed to 
use in catching fish in any inland waters any set line, and no person shall be allowed 
to fish through the ice in any inland waters with more than one line. 

THE DATE OF THIS REVISION. 

This work is revised to the date given on last index page, facing back 
cover. Any changes made in a law as printed in the body of the book will 
be noted on the index page. 



The Game Laws in Brief. — New Hampshire. 



NEW HAMPSHIRE. 

Introduced Birds. — Act of April 7, 1891. — Sec. i. If any person shall prior to 
October i, 1896, kill any game or song bird of any species not now to be found in the 
State, but which may be brought into the State prior to said October i, 1896, he shall 
be fined. 

Game Birds. — Revised Statutes, Chap. II. — Sec. 2. If any person shall, be- 
tween the 1st day of February and the ist day of August, kill any of the birds called 
plover, yellowlegs, sandpipers, ducks, or rails; or shall, between the 1st day of Janu- 
ary and the ist day of September, kill any wooilcock, ruffed grouse, partridges, or 
quails, he shall be punished by a fine of ten dollars. And no person shall kill any 
woodcock, ruffed grouse or partridge during the months of September, October, No- 
vember, and December, or plover during the months of August, September, October, 
November, December and January, except for consumption as food, within the State. 
Nothing in the above shall be construed to prevent the shooting of ducks on the sea 
coast or in salt water during the months of February, March and April. 

Moose, Caribou, Deer. — Act of March 26, 1891. — Sec. i. If any person shall at 
any time, except between the 15th day of September and the ist day of November, 
capture with dogs any moose, caribou or deer, or between the ist day of January and 
the 1st day of September in any manner kill any moose, caribou or deer, he shall be 
fined fifty dollars for every such animal. Sec. 2. If any person during the open sea- 
son of any year shall kill more than one moose, two caribou, or three deer, he shall be 
punished. 

Raccoon, Coon, Gray Squirrel. — Chap. III. — Sec. 3. If any person shall, be- 
tween the 1st day of January and the 1st day of September, kill any raccoon, or coon, 
or gray squirrel, he shall be punished. 

Hare, Rabbit, Muskrat. — Sec. 4. If any person shall, in any way, kill any hares, 
rabbits, or muskrats, between the ist day of April and the ist day of September in 
each year, he shall be punished. [Use of ferrets forbidden.] 

Land-locked Salmon, Lake Trout, Speckled Trout. — Chap. IV.— Sec. 4. It 
shall not be lawful for any person to catch any land-locked or fresh-water salmon be- 
ween the 30th day of September in any year and the 15th day of April next following; 
or lake trout, brook or speckled trout between the 15th day of September of any year 
and the 15th day of April next following (except that lake trout may be taken with 
single hook and line only during the months of January, February, March, and April); 
provided, however, it shall not be lawful at any season of the year for any person to 
catch at any one time more than ten pounds of brook or speckled trout, nor shall any 
such be transported except in the possession of the owner thereof. 

Trout and Bass Sizes. — Sec. 22. It shall not be lawful to catch any brook or 
speckled trout of a length less than five inches, or any striped bass, land-locked sal- 
mon, aureolus, or golden trout, of a length of less than ten inches. 

Pike-Perch, White Perch, Black Bass. — Sec. 5. If any person shall take any 
pike-perch or white perch in any waters except tide waters, during the months of May 
and June, or shall take any black bass between the 30th day of April and the 15th day 
of June in any year, he shall forfeit and pay the sum of ten dollars. [As amended 1893.] 

Muskallonge, Pickerel, Pike, Grayling. — Sec. 6. It shall not be lawful to catch 
any muskallonge, pickerel, pike, or grayling during the months of April and May. 

Salmon, Parr, Smolt, Grilse. — Src. 7. * * * Nor shall young salmon, known 
as parr, smolts, or -grilse, be caught or killed. 



Read pages 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



The Game Laws in Brief — North Dakota, Oklahoma Territory. 23 



NORTH DAKOTA. 

Game Birds. — Compiled Laws 1S87. — Sec. 2366. It shall be unlawful for any 
person to kill any prairie chickens or pinnated grouse or sharp-tailed grouse or ruffed 
grouse or wild duck between the ist day of December and the 20th day of August of 
the year following. 

Quail. — Sec. 2375. It shall lie unlawful for any person to kill, trap or destroy, by 
any means whatever any quail in the State of Dakota for a period of four years from 
and after the passage of this act. 

LaAwful NumDer. — Sec. 2367. It shall be unlawful to kill for traffic any prairie 
chicken, wild duck, snipe, goose, brant, plover, or curlew, or kill during any one day 
more than twenty-tive of either kinil of said named birds, or for any person to have 
more than twenty-five of said named birds in possession at any one time, unless law- 
fully received for transportation. 

Exportation, Transportation. — Sec. 2369. It shall be unlawful to ship, take or 
carry out of this Territory, any of the birds named in section 2366, but it shall be 
lawful for any person to ship to any person within this Territory any game birds 
named in section 2366, not to exceed one dozen in number in any one day during the 
period when, by this act, the killing of such birds is not prohibited; provided, he 
shall first make an affidavit before some person authorized to administer oaths, that 
said birds have not been unlawfully killed, bought, sold, or had in possession; are not 
being shipped for sale or profit; giving the name and post office address of the 
person to whom shipped, and the number of birds to be so shipped. 

Large Game. — Secs. 2379-2380. That it shall be unlawful to kill any buffalo, elk, 
deer, antelope or mountain sheep, between the ist day of January and the ist day of 
September. And it shall be unlawful to employ any hound or dogs in running any 
buffalo, elk, deer, antelope or mountain sheep, or to set any gun or guns or gun traps 
to be discharged upon or by any buffalo, elk, deer, antelope or mountain sheep. 

Exportation. — vSec. 2381. It shall be unlawful to ship for any purpose whatso- 
ever from the Territory of Dakota the carcass of any buffalo, elk, deer, antelope or 
mountain sheep. 

Wasting Meat. — Sec. 2383. It shall be unlawful to kill and leave lying on the 
prairies any part or parts of buffalo, elk, deer, antelope or mountain sheep. 

Fish. — Sec. 2388. It shall be unlawful to catch any pike, pickerel, perch, bass, or 
muscalonge except for the purposes of propagating or breeding, in any of the waters 
of the Territory of Dakota, except the Missouri and Red rivers, between the ist day 
of February and the ist day of May in each year. 



OKLAHOMA TERRITORY. 

Game Birds. — Chap. 38. Laws 1890. — Sec. i. No person shall kill any prairie 
chicken, quail, wild turkey, plover, dove, except that wild turkey, quail, partridge, 
prairie chicken or grouse may be shot from the ist day of September to the 31st day 
of December. 

Deer, Antelope. — Sec. 2. No person shall kill any deer, fawn or antelope between 
the 1st day of February and the 1st day of November. 

Game May be Killed Only for Food.— Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful at any other 
time than that specified in the preceding sections to kill any game named in the fore- 
going sections except for food, and then only when actually necessary for the imme- 
diate use and for the reasonable necessities of the person killing the same. 

Export. — Sec. 6. No person shall kill any quail, prairie chicken, turkey or any 
deer, fawn, antelope or other game to export to any State or Territory. 

Read pages 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



24 The Game Laws in Brief. — Ohio, Arkansas. 

OHIO. 

Game Birds, Water Fowl, Squirrel. — Revised vStatutes. — Sec. 6g6i. No per- 
son shall kill any quail, except between the loth day of November and the 15th day of 
December, inclusive; or any gray, fox or black squirrel, except between the 1st day of 
July and the 15th day of December, inclusive; or any woodcock, except between the 
15th day of July and the 1st day of November, inclusive; or any ruffed grouse, or 
pheasant, or prairie chicken, e.xcept between the ist day of September and the 15th 
day of December, inclusive; or any wild duck, except between the 1st day of Septem- 
ber and the loth day of April, inclusive; or any wild turkey, except between the 1st 
day of October and the 15th day of December, inclusive; or upon any bog, estuary, 
marsh, mud-Hat, or river, or any cover to which wild fowl resort, by the aid of a 
swivel or punt gun, or any other gun than a common shoulder gun, or with or by the 
aid of any artificial light, or with the aid of, or from any sink-boat or battery, steam 
or naphtha launch, or with aLy trap or net, kill Or wound, or catch, or pursue with 
such intent, any wild goose, or brant, or wild duck, or any other water-fowl, excepting 
in the waters of Lake Erie, and estuaries and bays thereof; no person shall in any 
place kill any wild duck on Sunday, Monday or 'I'uesday of any week, between the 
1st day of September and the loth day of April of any year. 

Deer. — Sec. 6963. Whoever kills any wild deer, except between the 15th day of 
October and the 20th day of November, shall be fined. 

Rabbits. — [Forbidden to use ferrets on premises of another without permission.] 

Bass Length. — Sec. 6968. No person shall catch or have in his possession any 
black bass of less than eight inches in length. 

Close Fish Season. — Sec. bgbSa (i). Whoever, during the spawning season of 
brook trout, or salmon, or land-locked salmon, or California salmon, which season is 
hereby defined to extend from the 15th day of September in each year, to the 14th 
day of March inclusive, in the year following, shall catch any brook trout, salmon, 
land-locked salmon, or California salmon, shall be punished. 



ARKANSAS. 

Deer, Wild Turkey, Pinnated Grouse, Prairie Chicken, Quail, Virginia 
Partridge. — Act of February 23, 1885. Sec. i. That it shall be unlawful to kill 
any wild buck, deer, doe or fawn between the ist day of February and the 1st day of 
August; provided, the citizens of this State shall have the right to kill any wild or 
undomesticated animal upon his premises destroying the crop of any such citizen at 
any season of the year; and it shall also be unlawful to kill any wild turkey between 
the 1st day of May and the 1st day of .September; and it shall also be unlawful to 
kill any pinnated grouse, commonly called prairie chicken, between the ist day of 
February and the 1st day of September, or any quail, sometimes called Virginia par- 
tridge, between the ist day of March and the ist day of October [Yell county close 
seasons: Partridges, quail, March 15-Sept. 15. Wild turkey, April 15-Aug. 15. 
Deer, Feb. i-Aug. i.] 

Exportation. — Act April 12, 1889. Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful for any person 
to export any fish or game from this State until .^pril 12, 1895; provided, that it 
shall not be unlawful to export beaver, opossums, hares or rabbits, ground hogs or 
woodchucks, raccoons, squirrels, snipes or plover, provided, the same shall be ship- 
ped openly. 

Fish. — No close seasons. 



The Game Laws in Brief.— Pennsylvania. 25 



PENNSYLVANIA. 

Elk, Deer, Antelope, Venison. — Act of June 3, 1878.— Sec. i. That no person 
shall kill in any part of this State any elk or wild deer, save only from the 1st day of 
October in any year to the 15th day of December next following, and no person shall 
have in possession, or offer for sale or transport any elk, wild deer, antelope, or 
fresh venison, save only from the ist day of October in any year, to the 30th da)- of 
November next following. No person shall, at any time, kill any fawn when in its 
spotted coat. No person shall pursue any elk or wild deer with dogs in any part of 
this State, or shall kill in the water any elk or wild deer or fawn which has been 
driven thereto by dogs. 

Squirrels. — Sec. 2. No person shall kill any gray, black or fox squirrel, between 
the 1st day of January and the ist day of September. 

Hare, Rabbit. — Sec. 3. No person shall kill any hare commonly called rabbit, 
between the ist day of January and the ist day of November. [Ferrets forbidden.] 

Wild Turkey.— Sec. 5. No person shall kill any wild turkey, between the ist day 
of January and the 15th day of October following. 

Plover. — Sec. 7. No person shall kill any upland or grass plover, between the ist 
day of January and the 15th day of July. 

Woodcock. — Sec. 8. No person shall kill any woodcock, between the ist day of 
January and the 4th day of July. 

Quail, Virginia Partridge. — Sec. g. No person shall kill any quail or Virginia 
partridge, between the 15th day of December in any year and the ist day of Novem- 
ber next following. 

Ruffed Grouse, Pheasant, Prairie Chicken, — Sec. 10. No person shall kill any 
ruffed grouse commonly called pheasant, or pinnated grouse commonly called prairie 
chicken, between the ist day of January and the ist day of October. 

Rail, Reed Bird. — Sec. ii. No person shall kill any rail bird or reed bird, except 
in the months of September, October and November. 

Wildfowl.— Act of May 17. 1883. — Sec. i. Thatit shall be lawful to kill web-footed 
wildfowl only from the ist day of September to the ist day of May in each year. 
Sec. 2. That is shall be unlawful to kill any web-footed wildfowl from or with any 
craft or boat propelled by steam or sails. 

Speckled Trout. — Act of June 11, 1885.- That it shall be unlawful for any per- 
son to catch any speckled trout, save only from the 15th day of April to the 15th day 
of July. 

Trout Size for Sale — Stocked Waters. — Act of June 10, 1S81. — Sec. 3. That 
no person shall at any time catch any speckled trout or California mountain trout for 
sale less than five inches in length; and it shall be unlawful for any person to fish in 
any stream for a period of three years, in which brook trout have been planted by the 
Fish Commissioners. 

Salmon, Grilse. — Act May 12, i8gi. — Sec. i. That no person shall catch salmon 
or grilse, save with rod, hook and line. Sec. 2. No salmon or grilse shall be taken 
under three pounds in weight. Sec. 3. No person shall catch any salmon or grilse 
save only from the ist day of March to the 15th day of .'\ugust. 

Lake Trout. — Act of 1878.— Sec. 20. No person shall kill any lake trout in the 
months of October, November and December. 

Carp.— Act of May 23, 1887.— Sec. i. It shall be unlawful to catch German 
carp during the months of May, June, July and August. 

Black Bass, Wall-Eyed Pike, Rock Bass, Pike, Pickerel.— Sec. 4. No per- 
son shall catch any black bass or wall-eyeil pike under six inches in length, or any 
rock bass under live inches in length. liut should any such fish be taken it shall be 

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26 The Game Laws in Brief. — Pennsylvania, West Virginia. 



the duty of any one taking or capturing the same to return the fish immediately to the 
water; and no person shall catch any pike or pickerel between the ist day of February 
and the ist day of June. 

Black Bass, Rock Bass, Wail-Eyed Pike, Susquehanna Salmon. — Sec. 5. 
No person shall catch any black bass, rock bass or wall-eyetl pike, commonly known 
as Susquehanna salmon, between the 1st day of January and the 30th day of May; 
provided, that neither this nor any of the preceding sections shall apply to hshing in 
the waters of Lake Erie. 

PIKE COUNTY. 

Deei-_ — Chap. 205, Laws 1S78. Sec. i. No person shall kill any deer, save only 
between the ist day of October and the 1st day of December following. 

Squirrel, Rabbits, Game Birds. — Secs. 2-8. No person shall kill any gray or 
black squirrel, save only between Sept. i and Dec. 15 ; or any gray rabbit, save only 
between Oct. 15 and Dec. 15 (or at any time use ferrets); or wood or summer duck, 
save only between Oct. i and Jan. i ; or woodcock or mud snipe, save only between 
July 4 and Dec. 15; or quail or Virginia partridge, save only between Oct. 15 and 
Dec. i; or ruffed grouse (commonly called pheasant), save only between Sept. 15 
and Dec. 15. 

Salmon, Speckled Trout, Pike, Pickerel.— Sec. ii. No person shall catch any 
salmon or speckled trout, save only between the ist day of May and the ist day of 
August following, Skc. 12. No person shall catch any pike or pickerel, save only 
between the ist day of June and the 15th day of February following. 



WEST VIRGINIA. 



Deer — Exportation of Deer and Wild Turkey. — Code of 1884, Chap. 62. — 
Sec. I. No person shall kill any deer from the 15th day of December to the 15th 
day of September following. No person shall hunt any deer with dogs. No person 
shall kill any fawn when in its spotted coat. And no person shall at any time kill or 
have in possession, except while alive, any deer or wild turkey, or any part of the 
same, with the intention of transporting the same beyond the limits of this State. 

Jack Salmon, White Salmon, Brook Trout, Landlocked Salmon.— Sec. 
4. It shall not be lawful to catch any jack salmon, or white salmon, between the ist 
day of April and the 15th day of June; nor to catch any brook trout or landlocked 
salmon, between the ist day of September and the ist day of January. 

Virginia Partridge, Wild Turkey, Ruffed Grouse, Pheasant, Pinnated 
Grouse, Prairie Chicken, Wildfowl.— Sec. ii. It shall be unlawful to kill any 
quail or Virginia partridge, between the 20th day of December and the ist day of 
November following; or any wild turkey, between the ist day of January and the 15th 
day of September; oranv ruffed grouse, pheasant, pinnated grouse or prairie chicken, 
between the ist day of January "and the ist day of November; or any blue-winged 
teal, mallard or wood duck or any other wild diick, wild goose or brant, at any time 
between the ist day of April and the 1st day of October; or any snipe, except be- 
tween the 1st day of March and the ist day of July; or any woodcock, except between 
the ist day of July and the 15th day of .September. And it shall be unlawful, by the 
use of any swivel or pivot gun, or any other than the common shoulder gun, or by 
the aid of any push boat, or sneak boat, used for carrying such gun, to kill any wild 
duck, goose or brant. 

Read pages 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



The Game Laws in Brie'. — Rhode Island. 27 



RHODE ISLAND. 

Lark, Robin, Wood Duck, Gray Duck, Black Duck, Grouse, Heath Hen. 

— Revised Statutes, Chap. 94. — Stx. i. Every person who shall kill any lark, robin, 
wood duck, gray duck or black duck between the ist day of February and the ist day 
of September; or any j^rouse or heath hen between the ist day of January and the ist 
day of November, shall be lined. 

Woodcock, Ruffed Grouse, Partridge, Quail, Plover, Wild Ducks. — Sec. 
4. Every person who shall kill, sell, buy or offer for sale or have in his possession any 
woodcock from the ist day of January to the 1st day of September; any ruffed grouse 
or partridge from the 1st day of January to the 1st day of September; any quail from 
the 1st day of January to the ist day of October; any Bartram's tatler or upland plover, 
commonly known in Rhode Island as grass plover, from the 1st day of April to the 
1st day of August; any dusky or black duck from the ist day of March to the ist day 
of September; any wood duck or summer duck from the ist day of March to the ist 
day of September; any blue or green winged teal from the ist day of March to the ist 
day of September, shall be fined. 

Birds not Protected. — Sec. 5. All fresh water ducks other than those before 
mentioned, all sea ducks, geese, crows, kingfishers, crow blackbirds, cow blackbirds. 
herons, bitterns, plovers, except as in the preceding section, all curlew, rails, sand- 
pipers, snipe and all birds of prey, exept fish-hawks or ospreys, may be killed at any 
time. 

Rabbit, Hare, Gray Squirrel. — Chap. 95. — Sec. i. Every person who shall kill 
any rabbit, hare or gray squirrel between the ist day of January and the ist day 
of September, shall forfeit the sum of five dollars. [Use of ferrets or weasels 
forbidden.] 

Black Bass. — Chap. 150. — Sec. 7. No person shall take fish of any kind from 
any of the inland waters of the State, set apart by the commissioners of inland 
fisheries for the cultivation of fish, except at such times and in such manner as is 
hereinafter provided. Sec. 8. The prohibition of the catching of fish by hook and 
line from fisheries stocked shall extend during the term of three years after the time 
when such fishery was established; provided, that fish may be caught 'hrough the ice 
only, and with hook and line only, in those ponds set apart for the cultivation of black 
bass, during December, January and February, until the expiration of the aforesaid 
term of three years. Sec. 9. After the expiration of said three years, no black bass 
shall be taken in any of the waters of this State, except .Sneach Pond in the town of 
Cumberland, and Moswansicut Pond, in the town of Scituate, between the ist day of 
March and the 15th of July. 

Weekly Close Time in Waters Set Apart. — Sec. ii. No person shall take 
any fish from any of the waters of the State legally set apart for the cultivation of fish, 
during the times in which they are allowed to be taken by this chapter, except on 
Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays, during said term, except during the months of 
December, January and February. 

Trout. — Revised Statutes, Chap. 147. — Sec. 27, Every person who shall take any 
trout between the 15th day of .August and the ist day of March, shall forfeit twenty 
dollars for each offense. 



THE DATE OF THIS REVISION. 

This work is revised to the date given on last index page, facing back 
cover. Any changes made in a law as printed in the body of the book will 
be noted on the index page. 



28 The Game Laws in Brief.— Montana, Nebraska. 

MONTANA. 

Act Approved March i, 1893. 
Bison, Buffalo, Quail, Chinese Pheasant, Moose, Elk, Otter, Beaver.— 

That any person who shall kill for the period of ten years from and after the passage 
of this act, any bison, buffalo or quail or Chinese pheasant, or who shall kill for the 
period of six years from and after the passage of this act, any moose, elk, otter or 
beaver, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Skc. 19. That after the expiration 
of the periods of time mentioned in Sec. i of this act it shall be unlawful for any 
person to kill any of the animals or birds mentioned in said Sec. i, at any time 
between the 15th day of December and the 15th day of August of the following year, 
and it shall be unlawful at all times to kill any female bison, buffalo or moose. 

Deer, Sheep, Goat, Antelope. — Skc. 2. That any person who shall kill any 
white-tail deer, black-tail deer, mule deer, mountain sheep. Rocky Mountain goat and 
antelope, between the 15th day of December and the 15th day of August of the 
following year shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 6. That any person 
who snail kill at any time any of the animals mentioned in Sec. 2, for the purpose of 
procuring the head or hide only, or for speculative purposes, or for market or for sale, 
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 7. That any person who shall chase, 
with dogs, any of the animals mentioned in Sec. 2, at any season or time of year, 
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Grouse, Prairie Chicken, Pheasant, Fool-Hen, Sage Hen, Partridge, 
Snipe. — Sec. 9. That any person who shall kill any grouse, prairie chicken, pheasant, 
fool-hen, sage hen, partridge or snipe between the 15th day of November and the 15th 
day of August of the next ensuing year, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. 

"Wildfowl. — Sec. 10. That any person who shall kill any wild geese or wild ducks, 
brant or swan between the ist day of January and the ist day of September of each 
year, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Fish. — Sec. 4. That a hshing tackle consisting of a rod or pole, line and hooks, 
shall be the only lawful means by which fish may be taken from any of the waters of 
the State, provided, that no speckled or mountain trout, or other small fish, shall be 
taken, except from private ponds by owners in any manner during the months of May 
and June. 

Exportation of Skins. — Act of March 12, 1885. — Sec. i. It shall be unlawful 
to ship, carry or cause to be carried in any manner whatsoever, from the Territory of 
Montana to any other Territory or State, the skin of any moose, deer, elk, bison, 
buffalo, antelope, or mountain sheep; provided, that nothing in the provisions of this 
act snail prevent the shipment of any specimens that are stuffed or mounted as 
curiosities. 

NEBRASKA. 

Wildfowl. — Compiled Statutes. — Sec. 5666. It shall be unlawful at any time, by 
the use of any swivel, punt gun, big-gun, or any gun other than the common shoulder 
gun, or any punt-boat or sneak-boat used for carrying such gun, to kill any wild goose, 
wood duck, teal, canvas-back, blue-bill, or other wild duck. [No close season.] 

Buffalo, Elk, Mountain Sheep, Deer, Antelope, Grouse, Quail, Wild Turkey. 
— Sec. 5667. It shall be unlawful for any person to kill any wild buffalo, elk, moun- 
tain sheep, deer, or antelope, between the 1st day of January and the 1st day of 
October; or to kill any grouse between the ist day of January and the ist day of 
September; or to kill quail or wild turkey between the ist day of January and the 1st 
day of October. It shall be unlawful for any person to transport, or ship any such 
animal or bird at any time of the year. 

Fish. — No close seasons. 

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30 The Game Laws in Brief. 

TENNESSEE. 

Deer. — Chap. 171, Laws 1889. — Sec. i. That it shall be unlawful to kill deer for 
profit in the State of Tennessee; provided, however, that all citizens of Tennessee be 
allowed to kill deer for their own consumption, from the ist day of August to the ist 
day of January of each year. 

Quail, Partridge. — Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful to kill quail or partridges for 
profit in the State of Tennessee; provided, that any citizen of this State may kill quail 
or partridges for profit on his own land, but not elsewhere, nor at any other season of 
the year than from the 1st day of November to March the ist of each year. 

Fire-Hunting. — Code of 1884. — Sec. 2201. Every person hunting deer or other 
animals by fire and with a gun, in the night time, is liable to a penalty of fifty dollars. 

Deer, Wild Turkeys. — In certain counties. — Act of March 29, 1S93. — Sec. i. 
That it shall be unlawful for any person to kill any wild deer in Bledsoe, Cumberland, 
Rhea, Fentress, White, Hamilton, Warren, Johnson, Hancock, Unicoi, DeKalb and 
Montgomery counties from Dec. ist to Sept. 30th of each year; and that it shall be 
unlawful for any non-resident of the State of Tennessee to hunt, kill or capture any 
wild turkeys in Bledsoe, Rhea, Fentress and White counties from May ist to October 
1st of each year. [With respect to counties named this act supersedes Chap. 171, 
Laws 1889.] 

NEW MEXICO. 

Elk, Buffalo, Deer, Antelope, Mountain Sheep, Wild Turkey, Grouse, 
Quail. — Compiled Laws, 1884. — Skc 930. No jierson shall kill any elk, buffalo, deer, 
fawn, antelope, mountain sheep, wild turkey, grouse, or quail, between" the 1st day of 
May and the 1st day of .September. The provisions of this act shall not be applicable 
to travelers or other persons who may be in camp, and whom necessity may compel to 
kill one or two animals for their subsistence. 

Trout, Food Fish.— Chap. 53, Laws 18S9. — Sec. 4. That it shall not be lawful 
to kill any trout or other food fish during the months, of November, December, |anu- 
ary, February, March and April. 

For Food Only. — Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful to kill any trout or food fish, except 
for food, and then only when necessary for immediate use, governed in amount and 
quantity by the reasonable necessities of the person or persons catching such fish. 



LOUISIANA. 

Deer. — Act No. 60, Laws of 1877. — Sec. i. That it shall be unlawful to kill any 
wild duck [buck], deer or fawn, between the 1st day of March and the ist day of 
October of each year. 

Wild Turkey. — .Sec. 2. That no person shall kill any wild turkey, between the 
15th clay of April and the ist day of October. 

Quail, Partridge, Pheasant. — Sec. 3. That no person shall kill any quail, par- 
tridge, pheasant, between the ist day of April and the ist day of October in each year. 

Fish. — No close seasons. 



WISCONSIN EXPORT OF VENISON. 

Export of Venison. — Chap. 106, Laws 1S93. — Sec. 4. No person, firm, corpora- 
tion or company shall expose for sale or have in possession, except alive, at any time 
any deer or any part of the carcasses of the same with the intention of sending or trans- 
porting or having the same sent or transported beyond the limits of the State of 
Wisconsin. [There is no restriction on exportation of other game in season.] 

See offer of reward for notification of errors. 



The Game Laws in Brief. 31 



DELAWARE. 

Partridge, Quail, Pheasant, Rabbit, Hare, Wildfowl.— Chap. 507, Vol. 17.— 
Sec. I [as amended by Chap. 655, Laws 1893J. It shall be unlawful for any person 
in the State of Delaware to hunt, kill, take or destroy any partridge, quail or pheasant, 
before the ist day of November, A. D. 1S94; and from and after November ist, 1894, 
it shall be unlawful to kill any partridge, quail or pheasant, except between the 1st 
day of November and 1st day of January in each year, or to kill any rabbit, or hare, 
except between the 1st day of November and the ist day of January in each year; or 
any reed-bird, ortolan, or rail, in either of the counties of this State, between the 1st 
day of February and the 1st day of September; or any wild goose, swan, brant, or 
any wild duck, except the summer or wood-duck, between the 15th day of April and 
the 1st day of October in any year; provided, that nothing in this act shall prevent the 
shooting of woodcock between the 1st day of July and the 15th day of September. 

I Woodcock. — There is no close season for woodcock.] 

Wildfow^l — Sw^ivel Gun — Artificial Light. — Sec. 5. That it shall be unlawful 
to kill any wildfowl, with a swivel or punt gun, or with any gun other than such as 
are habitually raised at arm's length and fired from the shoulder, or to kill any of said 
birds with the aid of any artificial lights or lantern. Chap. 655, Laws 1893. — Sec. 2. 
It shall be unlawful to shoot any species of ducks on the marshes in or bordering on 
this State in the night time, that is to say, from one hour after sunset to one hour 
before sunrise. 

Game Protected in Snow. — Chap. 100, Laws 1887. — Sec. i. That it shall be 
unlawful for any person to hunt, kill or destroy, while the ground is covered with 
snow, any partridge, grouse, quail, woodcock, rabbit or hare. 

Non-Residents. — Chap. 100, Vol. i3. — Sec. i. That it shall be unlawful for any 
person not a citizen of this State to hunt, kill, take or destroy any partridge, grouse, 
quail, woodcock, rabbit or hare, reed bird, ortolan or rail, unless he shall have first 
obtained a license from the " Delaware Game Protective Association." [Delaware 
Game Protective Association, Wilmington, Del. License fee first year $5, afterwards 
$2 per )ear.] 

Exportation — Non-Residents. — Chap. 137, Laws 1891. — Sec. i [as amended by 
Chap. 654, Laws 1893]. That it shall be unlawful for any person to ship, take, or 
carry out of this State any quail, partridge, robin, woodcock, or wild rabbit, dead or 
alive, for purposes of sale or otherwise. And it shall also be unlawful for any person 
who is a non-resident of this State to ship, or carry away any quail, partridge, robin, 
woodcock, Wilson or English snipe, or wild rabbit, dead or alive, from one county to 
another county in this State, for the purposes of sale or otherwise. 

[Black Bass — Trout. — There are no restrictions as to season for hook and line 
fishing, nor as to size of fish taken with hook and line.] 



KANSAS. 

Birds. — ^Chap. 97, Laws 1S93. — Sec. i. It shall be unlawful for any person or 
persons, at any time to catch, kill, shoot, trap or ensnare any partridge, prairie 
chicken, grouse, quail, pheasant, oriole, meadow lark, redbird, mockingbird and blue- 
bird; provided, that no provisions of this act shall apply or interfere with persons who 
may have in their possession or raise for sale any birds as pets, or may at any time 
catch, kill or entrap any of the birds menlioned in this section on his or her ov/n 
premises, controlled by such person for his or her own use. [No close time is pre- 
scribed for wildfowl, snipe, plover and curlew.] 

Black Bass, Croppie, Perch, Wall-Eyed Pike.—Chap. 14S, Laws 1889.— 
Sec. 2. It shall be unlawful to catch any black bass, croppies, perch or wall-eyed 
pike, by means of any device whatever, except bv rod, line and hook. Sec. 3. It 
shall be lawful to catch any other fish not mentioned in Section 2 of this act at any 
time except during the months of May and June in each year. 



32 The Game Laws in Brief. — Minnesota. 



MINNESOTA. 

Chap. 9 — Laws 1891, as amended 1893. 

Birds. — Sec. 6. No person shall kill at any time any whip-poor-will, night hawk, blue- 
bird, finch, thrush, linnet, lark, wren, martin, swallow, bobolink, robin, turtle dove, wild ■ 
pigeons, catbirds, or any other harmless bird, except blackbirds, sparrows anu except 
as hereinafter allowed. Nor any of the birds hereinafter mentioned within the periods 
herein Hmited, to wit: Woodcock and Bartram or upland plover, between the 31st day of 
October and the 4th day of July following. Prairie chickens, or white-breastedor sharp- 
tailed grouse between the ist day of November and the ist day of September follow- 
ing. Quail, partridge, ruffed grouse or pheasant between the 1st day of December 
and the 1st day of September following. Wild duck of any variety, or any variety of 
wild goose, or brant, or any variety of snipe, or any variety of any aquatic fowl what- 
ever, between the ist day of September and the 25th day of April following. 
Sec. 9. No person shall kill any of the birds mentioned in any other manner than by 
shooting them with a gun held to the shoulder. Sec. 10. No person at any time shall 
set any swivel gun, nor make use of any artificial light, battery, sink box or other 
deception, contrivance or device, except that decoys may be used in hunting ducks, 
wild geese and brant. 

Elk, Moose, Caribou, Antelope, Deer,-— Sec. ii. No person shall kill any fawn at 
anytime, nor elk, moose, caribou or antelope before the 1st day of January, i8g8; nor any 
variety of deer, at any time between the 20th day of November and the 1st day of 
November following. Sec. 12. No person shall kill any of the animals mentioned in 
Sec. 10 in any other manner than by shooting them with a gun held to the shoulder. 
Sec. 13. No person shall hunt with dogs any of the animals mentioned in Sec. 10 nor 
make use of any artificial light or any other deception, contrivance or device whatever, 
Vith intent to attract or deceive any of said animals. 

Fish,— Sec. 16. No person shall catch any variety of trout between the 1st day of 
October and the ist day of April following. Nor any other food fish (except that white- 
fish, lake trout, lake herring and sturgeon, pickerel and any variety of pike, except that 
commonly known as glass-eyed or wall-eyed pike, may be caught and taken in all 
international waters at any time) between the 1st day of December and the 15th day of 
April following. [Sec. 20 forbids taking whitefish, wall-eyed pike, trout or bass (ex- 
cept rock bass) less than 6in. in length:] 

Lawful Amount of Game and Fish. — Sec. 21. No person shall wantonly waste 
or destroy any of the birds, animals or fish in this act mentioned. The killing of 
more than twenty-five birds by any one person, or the catching of more than fifty fish, 
excepting whitefish, lake trout, lake herring and sturgeon, pickerel and any variety 
of pike except that commonly known as glass-eyed or wall-eyed pike, caught in 
international waters, by any one person in one day shall be deemed a wanton 
destruction of all such birds 01^ fish killed or caught in excess of said number. 

Export of Game and FislT. — Sec. 22. No person shall kill or have in possession 
any of the birds, animals or fish killed in this State, except whitefish, lake trout, lake 
herring and sturgeon, pickerel and any variety of pike except that commonly known as 
glass-eyed or wall-eyed pike caught in international waters with intent to ship the same 
beyond the limits of this State, or shall ship or intentionally allow or aid in their ship- 
ment out of this State. Provided, however, than when any fish other than "whitefish, 
lake trout, sturgeon and herring" are taken, to be used e.xclusively for consumption 
and not for commercial purposes, and not in excess of the number expressly stipulated 
in the preceding section [Sec. 21 j, and when the same are actually accompanied by the 
person who actually caught them, they may be transported or taken out of the State, 
but not otherwise. 

Read pages 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



The Game Laws in Brief. 33 



ARIZONA. 

Deer, Antelope. — Act of April 12, 1S93. — Sec. i. Any person who shall between 
the 1st day of January and the ist day of September kill any male or female deer or 
fawn or antelope is guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Elk, Mountain Sheep, Big Horn. — Sec. 2. Any person who shall at any time 
during the period of live years next, subsequent to the passage of this act, kill any elk, 
male or female, or any mountain sheep or big horn, male or female, is guilty of a 
misdemeanor. 

Wild Turkey, Grouse, Prairie Chicken, Partridge, Quail. — Sec. 3. Any 
person who shall between the ist day of April and the 1st day of September in each 
year kill any wild turkey, grouse, prairie chicken, partridge or quail is guilty of a 
misdemeanor. The provisions of this paragraph are not to be construed to apply to 
individuals killing quail on their own premises inclosed. 

Brook or Mountain Trout. — Sec. 5. Any person who shall between the ist day 
of November and the ist day of April in each year, take any of the brook or mountain 
trout is guilty of a misdemeanor. The provisions of this paragraph are not to be 
con^^trued as applying to rights of individuals over private lakes, ponds or pools. 

Exportation.— Sec. 7. If any agent of a common carrier or private individual 
have or receive any of the game animals, birds or fishes mentioned in this act, for 
transportation outside of the limits of this Territory, at any time, they shall be guilty 
of a misdemeanor. 



KENTUCKY. 

Deer.— Act Feb. 27, 1894, in effect June 12, 1894. — Sec. i. It shall be unlaw- 
ful for any person to kill any buck, doe or fawn between the ist day of March and the 
1st day of September. 

Squirrel. — Sec. 2. No person shall kill any black, gray or fox squirrel, between the 
1st day of February and the 15th day of June; provided, gray squirrels may be killed 
for protection of crops. 

Wildfowl. — Sec. 3. No person shall kill any wild goose, wood-duck, teal or other 
wild duck, between the ist day of April and the 15th day of August. 

Wild Turkey.^SEC. 4. No person shall kill any wild turkey, between the ist day 
of February and the 1st day of September. 

Woodcock. — Sec. 5. No person shall kill any woodcock between the ist day of 
February and the 20th day of June. 

Quail, Partridge, Pheasant. — Sec. 6. No person shall kill any quail, partridge or 
pheasant between the 1st day of January and the 15th day of November. 

Dove. — Sec. 7. No person shall kill any dove between the ist day of February and 
the 1st day of August. 

Other Birds. — Sec. 8. No person shall at any time kill any thrush, meadow-lark, 
finch, martin, swallow, woodpecker, flicker, oriole, red-bird, tanager, cat-bird, blue- 
bird or other song or insectivorous bird, except where the same shall be destructive to 
the fruit or grain crops. 

ALABAMA. 

Ring-Necked Pheasant.— Chap. 365, Laws 1S93.— Sec. i. It shall be unlawful 
to kill any ring-necked pheasant for the term of eight vears from the 1st day of Tune, 
1893. 

Other Game and Fish. — There is no general State law on other game, nor on 
fish. 

Read pages 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



34 The Game Laws in Brief. — Oregon. 



OREGON. 

Deer. — Code of 1887. — Sec. 1930. Every person who shall, between the ist day of 
November in each year and the ist day of July of the -following year, kill any male 
deer or buck shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who shall between the 
1st day of January and the ist day of August, kill any female deer or doe shall be 
guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who shall kill any spotted fawn shall be 
guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who shall kill any deer, unless the carcass is 
used or preserved by the person slaying it, or is sold for food, is guilty of a mis- 
•demeanor. 

Elk, Moose, Mountain Sheep. — Sec. 1932. Every person who shall at any time 
between the ist day of November and the [ ] day of August of the ensuing year, 
kill any elk, moose, or mountain sheep shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Any person 
who shall kill any moose, elk. mountain sheep, or deer, for the purpose of obtaining 
the skin, horns, or hams of such animal, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Wildfowl. — Sec. 1933. Every person who shall, between the 15th day of March 
and the ist day of September of each year, kill any wild swan, mallard duck, wood- 
duck, widgeon, teal, spoonbill, gray, black, sprigtail or canvas back duck, shall be 
guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Prairie Chicken, Sage Hen. — Sec. 1934. Every person who shall, between the 
1st day of April and the 15th day of June, kill any prairie chicken or sage hen shall 
be guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Grouse, Pheasant, Quail, Partridge. — Sec. 1935. Every person who shall, be- 
tween the 15th day of November and the ist day of September of the following year, 
kill any grouse, pheasant, Mongolian pheasant, quail or partridge, except for breeding 
purposes, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Mountain or Brook Trout. — Sec. 1936. Every person who shall, during the 
months of November, December, January, February and March, catch any mountain 
or brook trout, shall be guilly of a misdemeanor. 

Red Fish, Lake Trout. — Act of Oct. 25, 1880. — Sec. i. It shall be unlawful to 
kill anv red lish, or any lake trout, from the loth of August to the 31st of December, 
inclusive. 

Salmon in Columbia and Clackamas. — Chap. , Laws 1891. — Sec. i. It 

shall not be lawful to fish for salmon in the Columbia river or its tributaries by any 
means whatever, between the ist day of March and the loth of April, or between the 
loth day of August and the loth day of September, or in any of the waters and bays 
of the State or the Columbia river, between the hour of si.\ o'clock P. M. on each and 
every .Saturday and si.K o'clock in the afternoon of the following Sunday. Provided, 
that in Clackamas river it shall not be lawful to take salmon by any means whatever, 
between the loth day of .August and tiie ist day of October. 

Salmon in Other Waters. — Sec. 3. It shall not be lawful to take salmon in the 
waters of the Nehalem, Tillamook, Nestucca, Salmon, Siletz, Yaquina, .Xlsea, .Siu- 
slaw, Umpqua, Coos bay, Coquille, Sixes, Elk, Chetco, Rogue river, Windchuck, or 
any of their tributaries, or in any other streams or bays in this State, e.xcept the 
Columbia river and its tributaries, from the 15th day of November until the ist day 
of April. 



THE DATE OF THIS REVISION. 

This work is revised to the date given on last index page, facing back 
cover. Any changes made in a law as printed in the body of the book wil! 
be noted on the index page. 



The Game Laws in Brief.— Oregon. 35 



OREGON. 

Grouse, Pheasant, Quail, Partridge. — Hill's Code. — Sec. 1935 [as amended 
1S93]. Every -person who shall, between the 15th day of November and the 1st day of 
August of the following year, kill any grouse pheasant. Mongolian pheasant, quail or 
partridge, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, provided ti.^i it shall be unlawfu' "o kill 
valley or California quail between the 15th day of February and the 15th day of October. 

Deer. — Code of 1SS7. — Sec. 1930 [as amended 1S93]. Every person who shall 
between the ist day of December in each year and the ist day of August of the follow- 
ing year, or sliall between one hour after sunset and one-half hour before sunrise of 
any day of the v'ear kill any deer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who 
shall kill any deer at any time unless the carcass of such animal is used or preserved or 
is sold for food shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Elk, Moose, Mountain Sheep. — Sec. 1932 [as amended 1893]. Every person 
who shall at any time between the Ist day of December of each year and the ist 
day of .-Vugust of the following year hunt, pursue, take, kill or destroy any elk, moose, 
or mountain sheep, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who shall at any 
time kill any moose, elk, mountain sheep, or deer for the purpose of obtaining the 
skin, hide, horns, or hams of such animals shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Ring-Necked Mongolian Pheasant, Quail, Bob White, Prairie Chicken and 
Pheasant. — Act of Feb. 21, 1S91 [as amended 1893]. — Sec. i. It shall be unlawful 
within the State of Oregon to kill or destroy any prairie chicken, except during the 
months of July, August and September. It shall be unlawful within the State 
of Oregon to kill or destroy any ring-necked Mongolian pheasant, or any of the various 
kinds of pheasants imported into this State by the Honorable O. N. Denny, or any 
quail, bob-white, or pheasant in that portion of the State of Oregon lying east of the 
Cascade Mountains. 

Wild Fowl Methods. — Act of March, 1893. — Sec. i. Every person who shall 
use any sink bo.x on the Columbia River, or on any lake or river for the purpose of 
shooting wild ducks, geese, swan or other water fowl therefrom at any time shall be 
guilty of a misdemeanor. .Sec. 2. Every person who shall use any batteries or swivel 
or pivot gun, or any other gun than one to be held in the hands and fired from the 
shoulder, either from the shore or on a boat, raft or other device on the Columbia 
River, or on any lake or river at any time, for the purpose of shooting wild ducks, 
geese, swan or other water fov.l shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 3. Every 
person who shall use or build any blind or other structure in any public lake or river 
or in the Columbia River mcie than 100 feet out from the shore or margin of such lake 
or river for the purpose of shooting wild ducks, geese, swan, or other water fowl there- 
from at any time shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. .Sec. 4. Every person who shall 
build or use any blind or other structure in any lake other than public lakes nnjre than 
100 feet out from the shore or margin of such lake for the purpose of shooting wild 
ducks, geese, swan or other water fowl therefrom at any time shall be guilty of a 
misdemeanor. Sec. 5. Every person who shall build or use any blind or other struc- 
ture in any lake, which lake is not wholly owned by himself, or his lessor, or licensor, 
which stands more than loo feet out from his own shore or margin of such lake, for 
the purpose of shooting wild ducks, geese, swan, or other water fowl therefrom, shall 
be guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 6. Every person who shall at any time, between 
one hour after sunset and half an hour before sunrise, fire off any gun. or build any 
fire, or flash any light, or burn any powder, or other inflammable substance, upon the 
margin or in the vicinity of, or upon any lake, pond, slough, swamp, or other feeding 
grounds frequented by wild ducks, geese, swan, or o^her water fowl with intent to 
thereby shoot, kill or disturb any of such water fowl shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 



36 The Game Laws in Brief. — Wyoming, Yellowstone Park. 

WYOMING. 

Birds. — Act of March 14, 1S90. — Sec. i. No person shall kill any snipe, green 
shank, tatler, godwit, curlew, avoset or other wader or plover, nor quail, except that 
partridge, pheasant, prairie chicken, prairie hen or grouse, may be shot from August 
the 15th to November ist of each year, and sage chicken may be shot from July 15th 
to September 15th of each year. 

Wildfo^wl, — Sec. 2. No person shall kill any wild duck except from the ist da)' of 
August to the 1st day of May. 

Deer, Elk, Moose, Mountain Sheep, Mountain Goat, Antelope — Nor.- 
Residents. — Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful to kill any deer, elk, moose, mountain 
sheep, mountain goat or antelope, for any purpose whatever, at any time of the year. 
No non-resident of this Territory shall kill any of the above named animals by any 
means whatever; provided, however, any actual and bona fide resident of the Territory 
may at any time pursue, hunt and kill any of said animals for the purpose only of 
supplying himself and his family with food in reasonable quantities; but it shall be 
unlawful to sell the carcass of any such animal or the head, horns or any part thereof. 

Bison, Buffalo. — Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful to kill any bison or buffalo for the 
period of ten years from the 15th day of March, iSgo. 

Hides, Horns. — Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful to purchase any green, tanned or 
untanned hide or hides or horns of any of the animals mentioned in section three. 

Transportation. — Sec. 6. It shall be unlawful for any railroad company, express 
company or common carrier or other person to receive for transportation, any carcasses 
or part of carcasses or horns of any of the animals named in section three of this ace, 
or to transport the same; provided, further, that this section shall not be construed to 
prohibit the shipping by bona fide residents of this Territory the head or heads of 
such animals for the purpose of having the same mounted by a taxidermist. 

La^wful Number. — Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful to kill more than three in any one 
week of any of the animals mentioned in section three. 

Trout. — Sec. ii. It shall be unlawful to kill any trout less than six inches in 
length, nor shall it be lawful to take any trout or food fish during the months of 
October, November, December, January, February, March, April and May. 



YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK RULES. 

I. It is forbidden to remove or injure the sediments or incrustations around the 
geysers, hot springs, or steam vents; or to deface the same by written inscription or 
otherwise, or to throw any substance into the springs or geyer vents; or to injure or 
disturb, in any manner, any of the mineral deposits, natural curiosities, or wonders 
within the Park. 2. It is forbidden to ride or drive upon any of the geyser or hot 
spring formations or to turn loose stock to graze in their vicinity. 3. It is forbidden 
to cut or injure any growing timber. Camping parties will be allowed to use dead or 
fallen timber for fuel. 4. Fires shall be lighted only when necessary, and completely 
extinguished when not longer required. The utmost care should be exercised at all 
times to avoid setting fire to the timber and grass. 5. Hunting, capturing, injuring, or 
killing any bird or animal within the Park is prohibited. The outfits of persons found 
hunting or in possession of game killed in the Park will be subject to seizure and con- 
fiscation. 

Read pages 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



The Game Laws in Brief. — Maryland. 37 

MARYLAND. 

Partridge, Woodcock, Pheasant, Rabbit. — Public General Laws, Art. 99. — 
Si:c. 13 [as amended by Chap. 401, Laws 1S94]. No person shall kill any partridge 
between the 24th day of December and the ist day of iN^ovember next ensuing in each 
and every year; nor any woodcock, between the 24th day of December and the 15th 
day of June; nor any pheasant between the 24th day of December and the 15th day of 
August; nor any rabbit between the 24th day of December and the ist day of 
November; but this act shall not apply to any county of this State now subject to a 
local law or laws governing the killing of partridges, woodcock, pheasants or rabbits. 

Wildfowl.— Public General Laws, 1SS8, Article gg. — Sec. i. No person shall 
shoot any water-fowl bedded in flocks, either upon the feeding or roosting grounds, 
or elsewhere, from any vessel, boat, float, canoe, or any craft of any kind what- 
ever. Sec. 2. No person shall shoot any water-fowl, from any booby-blind, or 
artificial point erected at a greater distance than one hundred yards from the natural 
shore from which the same may be extended. Sec. 3. No person shall shoot any 
water-fowl flying about their feeding grounds or elsewhere, from vessels, boat, float, 
canoe or craft of any kind. 

Wildfowl — Chesapeake Bay.— Public Local Laws, 1S88.— Sec. 380. All that 
part of the Chesapeake bay and its waters, lying northward of a line beginning at the 
light-house on Turkey point in Cecil count)', and drawn westward to a point half a 
mile north of the most northerly part of Spesutia Island, thence westward within half 
a mile of, and north of the northern end of said island and the adjacent mainland 
until it reaches the shore in Harford county, at or near Oakington, shall be subject to 
the operation of the sections following. Sec. 381. The season for shooting wildfowl 
northward of the line shall be from Nov. i to March 31, and it shall not be lawful to 
kill wildfowl except from ashore, and southward of a line drawn east from Point Con- 
cord light-house in Harford county to Carpenter's Point on the western shore of Cecil 
county, at any other time. Sec. 382. It shall be lawful to shoot teal ducks, mallards, 
black ducks, bald pates, and all other ducks, known as marsh ducks, in any manner 
other than by swivel gun, or big gun, from one hour before sunrise until one hour 
after sunset every day from Aug. 15 to Oct. i. Sec. 383. No person shall shoot any 
wildfowl in the night time. Sec. 384. No person shall shoot at any wildfowl from any ves- 
sel, boat, float, canoe, sneak-boat, sink-boat, or any other craft of any kind or descrip- 
tion whatever, within one-quarter of a mile of any shore in Cecil or Harford counties. 
.Sec. 3S6. No person shall kill wild waterfowl from any boat, box or vessel of any 
kind or description whatever, with any big or swivel gun, or any kind of gun which 
cannot be conveniently discharged from the shoulder at arm's length, and without 
a rest. Sec. 387. No person shall gun for wild water-fowl but three days in each 
week, until Jan. i, during the season; those days prior to Jan. i, shall be Monday, 
Wednesday and Friday; and on and after Jan. i, shall be Alonday, Wednesday, Fri- 
day and .Saturday, until the end of the season; and each of the said days shall com- 
prehend the time intervening between one hour before sunrise and half an hour after 
sunset, of each day, and no more, and is not to include any part or period of a night. 

Sink-Box, Sneak-Boat, License.— Secs. 388, 389. No person shall use any 
sink-box or sneak-boat of any description on the aforesaid waters for shooting wildfowl, 
without having first obtained a license from the clerk of the circuit court for Harford 
or Cecil county. 

Trout.— Article 39. — Sec. 73. It shall not be lawful to catch any speckled brook 
trout, or any speckled river trout, except during the months of .April, May, June, 
July and the first fifteen days in the month of .\ugust. [Chap. 380, Laws 1892. — 
Close season in Frederick county, January to March and .September to December, in- 
clusive. Chap. 653. Close season in Baltimore county, July to February, inclusive, 
and none to be taken under six inches.] 

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MARYLAND COUNTY LAWS. 

Local laws forbid the killing of game between the dates specified below. 

Non-resident license fees (when required) are noted. 

ALLEGANY. — Pheasant, Jan. i to Sept. i. Partridge, Jan. i to Oct. 15. Woodcock, Feb. 1 ta 
June 15. RaVjbit, Jan. i to Oct. 15. Wild turkey, Jan. i to Oct. 15. Robin, April i to Nov. i. Deer, 
except in months of August to December, inclusive. 

ANNE ARUNDEL. — Partridge, quail, woodcock, pheasant, rabbit, Dec 15 to Nov. 10. Robin, 
April I to Feb. i. Non-residents forbidden to hunt at any time except by invitation of landowner. 
License fee, $6 50. Non-residents may not shoot on Patu.xent River and tributary waters any goose, 
duck, snipe, ortolan or other wildfowl, except by permission of citizens adjacent. 

BALTIMORE. - Partridge, rabbit, to Nov. 8, 1895; thereafter, Dec 54 to Nov. 8 exclusive. 
Pheasant, gray squirrel to Sept i, 1895; thereafter pheasant Jan, i to Sept i exclusive; gray squirrel, 
Nov. I to Sept. I exclusive. ' Woodcock to June 15, 1895; thereafter Feb. i to June 15 exclusive. Non- 
resident license fee $10, except by permission cf landowner. 

CALVERT.- Partridge, to Nov. i, 1895; thereafter, Jan. 11 to Nov. 1. License fee, %(i 50. 

CAROLINE. Partridge, Feb. i to Nov. i. Woodcock, Feb. i to July 4. Rabbit, Jan. i to Nov. i. 
Sora, water rail, Jan. i to Sept. 20. Wildfowl, April i to Sept. 10. License fee $4.50. 

CARROLL. Partridge, labbit, Dec. 25 to Nov. 8 inclusive. Pheasant, squirrel, Jan. i to Sept i 
exclusive. Woodcock, Feb. i to June 15 exclusive. Non-resident license fee $10, except by land 
owner's permission. 

CECIL. Partridge, rabbit, Jan. 10 to Nov. i. Woodcock, Jan. i to June 10. Rail bird, pheasant, 
Feb. I. to Sept. 5. Unlawful to shoot wildfowl from sink boat or other boat in waters of Elk and 
Bohemia rivers 

CHARLES.— Quail, partridge, woodcock, pheasant, rabbit, protected to April 6, 1894. Thereafter: 
Partride, Dec. 24 to Nov. I. Woodcock, Feb. 24 to July 4. Rabbit, Jan. 15 to Oct. 15. License fee $20. 

DORCHESTER.- Partridge, Feb. i to Nov. i. Woodcock, Feb. i to June 15. Rabbit, Jan. 15 to- 
Oct. 20. License fee $5. 

FREDERICK. - Pheasant, partridge, rabbit, Jan. 1 to Nov. i. Wild turkey, Jan. 15 to Nov. 15. 
Squirrel, Dec. 20 to Aug. 15. 

GARRETT.— Pheasant, woodcock, partridge, Dec. I to Oct i. Partridge, Dec. i to Oct. 15. 

HARFORD.— Partridge, pheasant, robin, rabbit. Dec. 13 to Nov. 15. Rail-bird, reed-bird, Dec. 15. 
to Sept. I. Woodcock, Aug. 10 to June 10. Non-resident license fee $10, unless by landowner's per- 

HOWARD.— Pheasant, Dec. 24 to Aug. 15. Partridge, Dec. 24 to Oct. 31. Woodccck, Dec. 24 to- 
June 15. Rabbit, Dec. 24 to Oct 31. License fee $7.50. 

KENT. All game protected during 1894. Thereafter: Partridge, quail. Bob Whites, woodcock, 
robin, rabbit, except Nov. i to Dec. 24. Dove, plover, wild pigeon, except Aug. i to Dec. 24. Snipe 
except March 15 to June i. Reed-bird, rail-bird, ortolan, except Sept. i to Nov. i. Non-resident 
license fee $15, or $5 it invited by a landowner. Export game license, §100. 

MONTGOMERY.- Pheasant, Jan. i to Sept. i. Partridge, Dec. 15 to Nov. i Woodcock, Jan. i 
to July I. Rabbit, Feb. i to Sept. i. Wild turkey, Feb. i to Nov. i. Squirrel, Dec 15 to Aug. i. 
Wood duck, Jan. i to Sept. i. ,„ , , ^ vt j t^ 

PRINCE GEORGE.— Partridge, Dec. 24 to Nov. i. Woodcock, Sept. i to Nov. i. and Dec. 24 to 
June 15. Rabbit, Dec. 24 to Nov, i. Ortolan, sora, rail, Sept. i to Nov. i. Robin, April i to Nov. i. 
License fee $20. Non residents on Patuxent same as Anne Arundel. 

QUEEN ANNE'S.— Partridge, Dec. 24 to Nov. i. Woodcock, Feb. i to July 4. Rabbit, Dec. 
24 to Nov I Robin, March i to Oct. i. . 

ST. MARY'S.— Partridge, Dec. 24 to Nov. I. Woodcock, Feb. 24 to July 4. Rabbu, Jan. 15 to 

Sept. I. License fee $20. . , , •,,• r i,-jj iiz-u j 1 a -i 

SOMERSET. — Partridge, quail, Jan. 15 to Nov. 10; night killing forbidden. Wild duck, April i 
to Oct. I. Harei rabbit, Jan. 15 to Nov. 10. Woodcock, Jan. i to June 15. Wild goose, April i to 

Nov. I. License fee $9.50. ,,, , , ^ . t , c . -i j 

TALBOT. Partridge, Dec. 31 to Nov. I. Woodcock, Jan. i to July 4. Sora, water rail and sum- 
mer duck Jail I to ^-ept.'io. Rabbit, Dec. 31 to Nov. i. License iee $9.50. 

WASHINGTON. Woodcock except July 12 to Dec. 25. Pheasant, dove, except Aug. 12 to Dec, 
2=; Squirrel except June i to July i and Sept. 15 to Dec. i. Deer, wild turkey, except Nov. i to 
Tan T= Ouail, partridge, rabbit, except Oct. 20 to Dec. 25. Ferrets forbidden. 

WICOMICO -Woodcock, Feb. i to June 15. Plover, sandpiper, partridge, quail, Jan 15 to iMov. 
15. Wood or summer duck, Jan. i to Sept. 10. Squirrels, Feb. 15 to Sept. i. Rabbit, Jan. 15 to Nov. 
1. Use of light at night for wildfowl forbidden. ^ „, ., -01,1,-. t . ^t 

WORCESTER.- Partridge during 1894; thereafter, Feb. i to Nov. i. Rabbit, Jan. 15 to Nov. i. 
Wildfowl, April lo to Nov. i License fee .Sio for w ildfowl. 

OHIO NON-EXPORT LAW. 

Exp-rtation —Act May 8, 1S94.-SEC. i. No person shall at any time kill any quail for the purpose 
of conveying the same beyond the limits of this State, nor for the purpose of sale in the markets of this- 
State. 

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WASHINGTON. 

Use of Dogs— Hides or Horns. — Act of Feb. 6, 1S90. — Sec. i. That it shaH be 
unlawful to hunt or chase deer with dogs. Sec. 2. That it shall be unlawful to hunt 
deer, mule deer, caribou, elk, mountain sheep or goats for the purpose of securing 
their hides or horns. 

Elk, Moose, Deer, Mountain Sheep, Mountain Goat. — Chap. 54, Laws 1SS8. 
— Sec. I. That every person who shall between the 1st day of January and the 15th 
day of August kill an)- elk, moose, deer, fawn, mountain sheep or mountain goat, 
shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor. Every person who shall kill any elk, 
moose, deer, fawn, mountain sheep or goat, at any time, unless the carcass of such 
animal is used or preserved for food; or shall, between the ist day of January and 
the 15th day of August, sell any hides or horns of same, shall be deemed guilty, etc. 

Hunting Elk and Moose ■with Dogs. — Sec. 2. Every person who shall hunt 
any elk or moose with dog or dogs, at any time, except during the months of Octo- 
ber, November and December, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Wildfowl. — Sec. 3. Every person who shall, between the ist day of April and the 
15th day of August, kill any wild swan, mallard duck, wood duck, widgeon, teal, 
butter-ball, spoon-bill, blue-bill, red head, gray duck, black duck, sprigtail or canvas- 
back duck, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. II. Every person who shall kill 
any mallard duck, widgeon, teal, butter-ball, spoon-bill, wood duck, gray duck, black 
duck, blue-bill, red-head, sprigtail, or canvasback duck at any season of the year, be- 
tween the hours of eight o'clock P. M . and five o'clock A. M., shall be guilty of a mis- 
demeanor. Sec. 13. Every person who shall use any sink-box, floating blind, rafts 
sneak boat, punt or any other device for approaching any of the water fowl mentioned 
in this chapter, while the same are resting on the waters of this State, shall be 
guilty of a misdemeanor; provided, that nothing in this chapter shall be construed to 
prevent the shooting of any of the water fowl mentioned therein from shore blinds or 
over deco}s with any gun which is fired from the shoulder of the shooter. 

Grouse or Pheasant, Sage Hen. — Sec. 4. Every person who shall, between the 
1st day of January and the ist day of August of each year, kill any mountain grouse, 
blue or dusky grouse, ruffed grouse or pheasant, pintail grouse, or prairie chicken or 
sage hen, shall be guilt}' of a misdemeanor. 

Killing Feathered Game for Sale. — Act of March 9, 1S91. — Sec. i. It shall be 
unlawful to kill any feathered game for the market or sale in any month except the 
month of December. Sec. 2. Such game shall be of the several kinds, as follows: 
Swan, geese, brants, sand-hill cranes, grouse, pheasants, partridges, prairie chicken, 
snipe, and all the various and different kinds of ducks. 

Quail, Mongolian Pheasants. — Sec. 5. That it shall be unlawful to kill quail 
and golden, silver, China or Mongolian pheasants for the period of five years after 
this act becomes a law. [March 9, 1S91.] 

Trout. — Act of March 6, 1891. — Sec. i. Every person who shall during the 
months of November, December, January, February, ^larch and April of each year 
take any brook trout, mountain trout, bull trout or salmon trout, shall be guilty of a 
misdemeanor. Every person who shall take any of the food fishes implanted in the 
creeks, rivers, lakes or bays , except for propagating the same, for a period of three 
years after the same shall have been implanted, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 

Salmon. — Act of Feb. 11, 1890. — Sec. i. It shall not be lawful to take salmon in 
the Columbia River or its tributaries by any means whatever, between the ist day of 
March and the loth day of April, or between -the loth day of August and the loth 
day of September, or in any rivers and bays of the State, or the Columbia River, be- 
tween the hours of six o'clock P. M. on each and every Saturday and six o'clock in 
the afternoon of the following Sunday. 



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43 



NEW YORK. 

Code of 1892, as amended 1894. 

Where an act is prohibite«l between certain dates, it is not lawful upon tlie date 
first named, and )s lawful upon the <late last named, but when such last date shall 
fall upon Sunday it shall be lawful to shoot, hunt or fish on the prect-diny Satur- 
day, as if that day was the dote so named in this act. — Sec. 371, sub-div. 7. 

Deer. — Act of May 5, 1892. — Sec. 40. Wild deer shall not be killed between the 
1st day of November and the 15th day of August following. No person shall kill 
more than two deer in any season. In the counties of Ulster, Greene. Sullivan and 
Delaware no wild deer shall be killed at any time within live years from the passao-e 
of this act. Sec. 42. No fawn shall be killed at any time. 

Hounding. — Sec. 44. Deer shall not be hunted with dogs between the nth day of 
October and the loth day of September following. Deer shall not be hunted with 
dogs in the counties of St. I.awrence, Delaware, Greene, Ulster at any time, or in 
Sullivan county between the ist day of December and the 1st day of October. 

Deer in Sullivan County. — Sec. 56. No person shall kill, pursue with dogs, 
chase or take alive any wild deer in the county of Sullivan, save only from the ist day 
of October to the ist day of November. 

Transportation. — Sec. 46. Deer or venison killed in this State shall not be trans- 
ported to any point within the State from or through any of the counties thereof, ex- 
cept one carcass or a part thereof may be transported from the county where killed 
when accompanied by the owner. This section does not apply to the head and feet 
or skin of deer severed from the body. 

Black and Gray Squirrels, Hares and Rabbits. — Sec. 49. Black and gray 
squirrels, hares and rabbits shall not be killed between the ist day of January and 
the 1st day of September, except in Cattaraugus county and as provided by .Section 
171, and except that in the counties of Saint Lawrence, Franklin, Essex, Clinton, 
Lewis, Warren, Hamilton, Herkimer, Jefferson, Monroe, Chemung, Richmond, 
Fulton, Seneca, Ontario, Wayne and Oneida, rabbits may be killed between August 
15th and March 15th. The use of ferrets in the hunting of rabbits is hereby prohibited 
in the counties of Onondaga and Orange. 

Wildfowl, Close Season. — Sec. 70. Web-footed wildfowl, except geese and 
brant, shall not be killed between the 1st day of March and the 1st day of September, 
except as hereinafter provided, and except as provided by Sec. 161, and shall not be 
killed between sunset and daylight. On the Hudson River south of the Troy Dam 
and its tributaries below that point, the open season shall commence Sept. i and close 
May I. On the said Hudson River, below said dam, boats propelled by hand may be 
used for the purpose of shooting web-footed fowl. 

Manner of Killing. — Sec. 71. Web-footed wildfowl shall not be killed in any 
way, save with gun raised at arm's length and tired from the shoulder without other 
rest; nor from any boat other than a boat propelled by hand or floating device (except 
as provided by .Sees. 70 and 162) nor by the use of any bough-house at a greater dis- 
tance than fifty feet from either the shore or a natural growth of grass or flags. 

Quail. — Sec. 72. Quail shall not be killed between the ist day of January and the 
1st day of November. Sec. 73. Quail shall not be killed in the counties of Genesee, 
Wyoming, Orleans, Livingston, Monroe, Cayuga, Seneca, Wayne, Tompkins, Tioga, 
Onondaga, Ontario, Steuben, Cortland and Otsego for a period of five years. [As 
amended by Chap. £41, Laws 1893.] 

Woodcock and Grouse. — Sec. 74 Woodcock, ruffed grouse, commonly known 
as partridge, or any member of the grouse family, shall not be killed between the ist 
day of January and the 15th day of August. 

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44 The Game Laws in Brief. — New York. 

Woodcock, Grouse, Quail, not to be Transported. — Sec. 76. Woodcock, 
ruffed grouse, commonly known as partridge, or any member of the grouse family, or 
quail killed in this State, shall not be transported to any point within this State, from 
any of the counties thereof, or possessed for that purpose, except that such birds may 
be transported from the county where killed, when accompanied by the owner thereof. 

Snipe and Other Birds.- — Sec. 77. Wilson's, commonly known as English snipe, 
plover, rail, mud hen, gallinule, grebe, bittern, surf bird, curlew, water chicken, bay 
snipe or shore bird, shall not be killed between the ist day of May and the ist day of 
September. 

Wild Birds Protected — English Sparrow, Crow, Hawk, Blackbird. — Sec. 78. 
Wild birds shall not be killed or caught at any time or possessed after the same are 
dead. This provision does not affect any birds the killing of which is prohibited be- 
tween certain dates by the provision of this chapter, nor does it protect the English 
sparrow, crane, hawk, crow, raven, crow-blackbirds, common blackbirds or kingfisher. 

Robin. — [The robin is not mentioned specifically in the game law, but it belongs 
among- the wild birds protected at all times.] 

Meadow Larks. — Sec. 79. Meadow larks shall not be killed between the ist day 
of January and the ist day of November. 

Authority to Collect Birds for Scientific Purposes. — Sec. S3. Certificates may 
be granted by any incorporated society of natural history in the State or by the regents 
of the University of the State of New York to any properly accredited person of the 
age of eighteen years or upwards, permitting the holder thereof to collect birds, their 
nests or eggs, for strictly scientific purposes only. 

Mongolian Ring-necked Pheasant. — Sec. 86. No person shall kill any wild 
Mongolian ring-necked pheasant {P/iasicniiis torqitatiis), for a period of three years 
from the passage of this act. [Passed 1894.] 

FISH. 

Only Angling Permitted. — Sec. 102. No fish shall be fished for, caught or 
killed in any of the inland fresh waters of this State, in any manner or by any device, 
except angling, save only as provided by Sees. 136, 141, 143, 145. 

"Angling" Defined. — Sec. 271, Subdivision 5. "Angling" is defined to mean 
taking fish with hook and line, and by rod held in hands, and does not include set 
lines. In fishing from boats, rods and lines not exceed [jvV] two in number may 
be used by any one person. 

Fishing through the Ice. — Sec. 104. No fish shall be caught through the ice in 
any waters inhabited by trout, salmon trout or land-locked salmon, except as permitted 
by sections 133 and 140 and 141, Sec. 133. The provisions of section 104 against 
fishino- through the ice, do not apply to Lake Ontario, Lake Erie, Otsego Lake, 
Rondout Creek below Honk Falls, the Hudson and Niagara rivers. 

Trout Close Season. — Sec. 105. Trout of any kind shall not be caught between 
the 1st day of September and the ist day of April following, except in the waters of Lake 
George and except in the counties of Lewis. St. Lawrence, Franklin, Fulton, Clinton, 
Essex, Warren, Hamilton, Herkimer and Saratoga, where_ they shall not be caught 
between the ist dav of September and the 15th day of April. 

Trout, Salmon Trout, Land-locked Salmon, Length.— Sec. 106. Trout of 
any kind, salmon trout or land-locked salmon, less than six inches in length, shall not 
be'intentionally taken, and in case such fish is taken, the person taking it shall imme- 
diatelv place such fish back in the waters without unnecessary injury. 

Salmon Trout, Land-locked Salmon. — Sec. ioS. Salmon trout and land-locked 
salmon shall not be caught between the ist day of October and the ist day of May 
following. 

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Fish not to be Transported. - Sec. 109. Trout of any kind, salmon trout^or 
land-locked salmon, shall not be transported to any point within the State from a'ny 
of the counties thereof, except when accompanied by the owner. 

Close Season Black Bass and Oswego Bass; Pickerel and Wall-eyed Pike 
in St. Lawrence River.— Sec. iio. Black bass or Oswego bass shall not be caught 
between the ist day of January and the 30th day of May except as provided by Sees. 
144* and i63. Pickere'l or wall-eyed pike shall not be ca'ught in the St. Lawrence River 
between the ist day of January and the 30th day of May. 

Black and Oswego Bass'in Certain Localities.— Sec. 143. Black and Oswego 
bass shall not be caught in Lake George between the ist day of January and the 1st 
day of August; in Black Lake, St. Lawrence county, between the 1st day of January 
and the 5th day of May. 

Bass Length. — Sec. hi. No black bass, less than eight inches in length, shall be 
intentionally taken, and in case any such fish is taken, the person taking it shall im,- 
mediately return it to the waters without unnecessary injury. 

Muskallonge. — Sec. 112. Muskallonge shall not be caught between the ist day of 
January and the 30th day of May. 

Salmon. — Sec. 113. Salmon 'shall not be caught between the 15th day of August 
and the 1st day of March following. Sec. 114. No salmon less than eighteen inches 
in length shall be intentionally taken alive from any of the waters of this State, and in 
case any such fish is caught or taken, the person taking it shall immediately place such 
fish back in the waters without unnecessary injury. 

Fishing Near Fishways. — Sec. iiS. Fishing within fifty rods of a fishway, 
erected by the State, is forbidden. 

Salt-Water Striped Bass. — Sfx. 121. No salt-water striped bass less than 
eight inches in length shall be intentionally taken from any of the waters of this State 
nor possessed; and in case any such fish is taken, the person taking shall immediately 
place such fish back into the water from which it was taken without unnecessary injury. 

Exceptions as to Saint Lawrence County and Lake Champlain in Essex 
County and Warren County. — Sec. 140. Bullheads, eels, suckers, catfish, and 
pickerel may be caught with spears, except during March, April and May, and pike in 
Lake Champlain, in Essex county. It shall be lawful at any time to fish for perch, 
suckers, bullheads and pickerel with nets and fykes; to shoot and spear such fish 
through ice and to catch the same in any of the streams, ponds or lakes in Warren 
county, excepting in Schroon Lake and Long Pond or Glen Lake and Lake George, as 
to the use of nets, fykes and the catching of bullheads. No fish of any kind, except 
suckers and billfish or gar-pikes, shall be caught in Black Lake, in Saint Lawrence 
county, or in the waters tributary to said lake, or in the Oswegatchie River, from the 
boundaries of the city of Ogdensburg to the village of Heuvelton, between the 15th day 
of November and the ist day of May. 

Pickerel, Bullheads, Suckers, etc. — Sec. 141. Pickerel, bullheads, catfish, eels, 
perch and sunfish may be fished for through the ice with tip-ups, in any of the waters 
of the State not inhaljited by trout, lake trout, salmon trout or land-locked salmon; 
except in the Saint Lawrence River and in Clreat Sodus Bay in the county of Wayne; 
suckers, bullheads, eels and dogfish may be caught at any time by means of hooking 
and spearing in any of the waters of the State, except in Clyde River and in the Can- 
andaigua outlet in the county of Wayne, Saint Lawrence River in the counties of Jeffer- 
son and Saint Lawrence, and Seneca, Oswego and Oneida rivers, and Cayuga, Owasco 
and Oneida lakes, and in Canada Lake in Fulton county. Except as herein otherwise 
provided, fishing with nets in any of the rivers and lakes is hereby prohibited excepting 
that suckers may be caught by means of dip-nets in the streams of Monroe county not 
inhabited by trout between the 20th day of March and the 20th day of May. 

* An error in the original; the section referred to is Sec. 143. 

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Minnows for Bait. — Sf.c. 145. The provisions of this chapter prohibiting the use 
or placing of nets and certain devices in waters of the State, shall not apply to taking 
minnows for bait, but nets for that purpose must not exceed forty feet in length. This 
section shall not authorize the placing or use of nets or any other device of a kind used 
for catching fish in streams inhabited by trout, nor the taking of trout by means of 
nets or other devices except angling in any waters. 

Wall-eyed Pike, Yellow Bass, Pike in the Susquehanna.— Sec. 147. 
Neither pike, wall-eyed pike nor yellow bass shall be caught in the Susquehanna River 
•or its tributaries between the ist day of November and the 30th day of May. 

Ice Fishing.— [See Sees. 104, 133, 140, 141.] 

LONG ISLAND. 

The following seccioiis apply only to the counties of Kings, Queens and Suflfolk, 
and Long Island Sound. 

Wildfowl. — Sec. 161. Web-footed wildfowl, except wild geese and brant, shall 
not be killed between the ist day of May and the ist day of October, nor shall the 
same be killed between sunset and daylight. Sec. 162. Floating devices may be used 
for the purpose of shooting web-footed wildfowl therefrom in Long Island Sound, 
Great South Bay west of Smith's Point, Shinnecock and I'econic bays and in any part 
of said counties said birds may be pursued and killed from boats propelled by hand, 
and from any sailboats in Long Island Sound, Gardiner and Peconic bays. 

Snipe and Other Birds. — Sec. 163. Plover, Wilson's, commonly known as Eng- 
.lish snipe, rail, sand piper, mud hen, gallinule, grebe, bittern, surf bird, snipe, curlew, 
water chicken, bay snipe or shore birds, of any kind, shall not be killed between the 
1st dav of January and the first day of July. 

Quail. -^[The general State law on quail. Sec. 72, applies to Long Island.] 

Woodcock and Grouse.— Sec. 164. Ruffed grouse, commonly known as partridge, 
or anv member of the grouse family, shall not be killed between the 1st day of January 
and the ist day of November. Woodcock shall not be killed between the ist day of 
January and the ist day of August. 

Hares and Rabbits. — Sec. 169. Hares and rabbits shall not be killed between the 
1st day of January and the ist day of November. 

Deer. — Sec. 170. Deer shall not be shot at, hunted with dogs or otherwise, or 
killed, except from the loth to the i6th day of November inclusive. 

Black and Gray Squirrels. — Sec. 171. Black and gray squirrels shall not be 
killed between the 1st day of January and the ist day of November. 

Trout.— Sec. 166. Trout shall not be caught between the ist day of September 
and the ist day of April following. 

Salmon Trout and Land-locked Salmon. — Sec. 167. Salmon trout and land- 
locked salmon shall not be caught between the 1st day of October and the ist day of 
April following. 

Black Bass. — Sec. 168. Black bass shall not be caught between the ist day of 
Januarv and the 30th day of May. 

Jamaica Bay. — Sec. 172. Fish shall not be caught by any device except angling 
in the waters of Jamaica bay. y\ngling shall be lawful in said bay every day of the 
year. [As amended by Chap. 54S, Laws 1893. This section does not prevent the 
catching of eels by the use of spear or eel weir, or the capture of minnows or shrimp 
for bait by means of hand nets.] 



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NEW YORK COUNTY SUPERVISORS' LAWS. 

On file with the Chief Protector and in effect May i, 1894. 

Powers of Supervisors. — Sec. 273 of the Game Code provides: Boards of super- 
visors may pass at their annual session such laws and ordinances as shall afford adJi- 
iional protection to and furtlur restrictions* for the protection of birds, fish, shell-fish 
and wild animals, except wild deer, and to prohibit the taking and killing of the 
same. * * * No such ordinance shall take effect until the first day of May next after 
its passage. 

ALLEGANY. -No person shall kill any woodcock or ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge, 
within the towns of Genesee and Clarksville, for a period of three years from the first day of April, 
1894. No person shall catcli any fish \v hatever in Dodge's Creek and Bolivar Creek or their tributaries, so 
far as the above mentioned waters shall extend in the towns of Genesee and Clarksville, for a period of 
threj years from the first day of April, 1894. No person shall hunt or kill with a dog or dogs any 
ruffe, 1 g ouse, commonly called partridge, within the towns of New Hudson and Ward, for a period of 
three years from the first day of May, 1894. Forbidden to "hunt or kill with a dog or dogs" any 
ruffed grouse (partridge) in the towns of Birdsall and Rushford, for three years from May i, 1893. 

BROOME. — Acts in effect May i, 1894, forbid taking mink, coon or skunk except from Nov. i to 
March 1; or lox except from Oct i to May i. Forbidden to kill English pheasants between May i, 
1894 and May, 1897. 

CHENAI^GO. - Forbidden to kill skunk, mink, coon, between March i and Nov. i; muskrat be- 
tween May I and Oct. i; partridge, squirrel, wo dcock, between Jan. i and Sept. 15; brown trout, 
"brook trout, between April 15 and Aug. i. Fishing is forbidden for five years in inlet and outlet of 
<3enegantslet Lake. Ice-fishing is forbidden in Guilfoid Lake and North Pond in Guilford. 

COLUMBIA. — Forbidden to take trout between Aug. i and May i following; black or Oswego bass 
lietiveMi Jan. i and May 30. Forbidden to kill woodcock, ruffed grouse (partridge) or any member of 
the grouse family, between Dec. i and Sept. i following; quail between Dec. i and Nov. i following; 
"black and gray squirrels and rabbits between Jan. i and Sept. i following; use of ferrets for rabbits 
unlawful at all times. Forbidden to transport game or fish within county unless accompanied by 
•owner. 

DUTCHESS. — Forbidden to kill hare or r.nbbit except during October, November and December. 
Forbidden to kill woodcock or j artridge between Jan. i and Sept. i. 

FRANKLIN COUNTY.— Forbidden to catch trout in Trout River, Little Trout River or the 
tributarie.> to either of them, for the perioJ of 3 years from the passage of this act. 

HERKIMER. — Forbidden to take in any way any fish whatever in Bridenbecker, Budlong and 
Moyer creeks, in towns of Frankfort and Litchfield, and tributaries, for two years from May i, 1893. 

LIVINGSTON.— Forbidden to kill Mongolian ring-necked pheasant between Dec. i, 1893 and Dec. 
I, 1895. Non-residents forbidden to shoot game or to fish without first having obtained from a Justice 
oiF the Peace a license; fee, $10. Forbidden to use fenets for rabbits before 1895. 

MADISON. —Forbidd n to take black or Oswego bass in Erieville reservoir during January to June 
inclusive; or any fish (except suckers) in De Ruyier reservoir from Nov. i to May 15, or trout of any 
kind in the town of Hamilton between Sept. i and May i. Forbidden to take trout of any kind between 
Aug. I and May i. Lawful season for killing woodcock, partridge and squirrel, from sunrise of Oct. i 
to sunset of Dec. 31. Woodcock, grouse, partridge, qu.dl or squirrel may not be transported without 
the county by the owner or any other person. 

MONTGOMERY Forbidden to kill woodcock, ruffed grouse, partridge, between Nov 15 and 
S3 31. 15; or hares or rabbits between Feb. i and Nov. i; use of ferrets always prohibited. Forbidden to 
kill grouse or woodcock for marketing, or to transport without owner or for market. 

NIAGARA. Forbidden to kill quail or ruffed grouse (partridge) for three years from December, 1893. 

ONEIDA. Forbidden to kill partridge (ruflfe 1 grouse', woodcock, black or gray squirrel, except 
Sapt I to Oct. 31 inclusive- or trout except May i to Aug. 31 inclusive. 

ONONDAGA COUNTY.- Forbidden to set any net, snare, trap, or dead-fall for catching or kill- 
iii.g any hare or rabbit. Unlawful to kill anv fox, skunk, mink, or mu-kr&t, except in the months of 
November, December, January, February, Match and April. Forbidden to catch fish of any kind, 
except suckers, in the waters of DeRuytc'r Reservoir, from the ist day of November until the 15th day 
■of May. Suckers may be tnken by any device, in the waters of DeRuyter Reservoir, subject to the 
restrictions of Chapter 488, Laws of i8c2. 

ONTARIO. Forbidden to take I rock trout except between Mav i and Sept. i. 

OSWEGO COUNTY.— Forbid.len to kill fkunk at any time, e.xcept in the City of Oswego and 
the to.vns of Sandy Creek, Redfield. Amboy, Boylston and West Monroe. 

OTSEGO —Forbidden to catch fish throueh the ice in I'ear Pond, Decatur, within three years from 
May I. 1893; to kill woodcock or partridge with the aid of a dog or dogs in Burlington for five years 
after May i, 1893; for five years from May i. 1803, to take from Wharton Creek, or any waters in Pitts- 
iield, pickerel, perch or bass, from Jan. i to May i, v.ith tip-up or tilt-up, or by fishing with live bait. 

Head pa^es 2, 3> For any changes Q3e index facing back cover. 



The Game Laws in Brief. — New York. 



Forbidden for five years in Pittsfield, to catch fish with nets or aid of torch or other light; or to pursue 
partridge with a dog. Forbidden to catch pickerel in Ferris Pond, Decatur, in any way at any time, 
within three years from May i, 1893. 

PUTNAM. — Unlawful for any non-resident of the State, to take fish from any fresh waters of 
county, or to kill any game birds or wild animals without first obtaining license from Justice of the 
Peace, fee $10. 

RENSSELAER. -Forbidden to take trout from waters in town of Stephentown, between June i, 
1S94, and June i, 1896. Trout shall not be caught between Aug. i and May i; nor black bass between 
Jan. I and June 30. Woodcock, partridge, any groiise shall not be killed nor possessed between Jan. i 
and Sept. i; nor quail between Dec. i and Nov. i; nor squirrels (black, red, gray), nor rabbits between 
Jan. I and Oct. i: use of ferrets forbidden at all times. Forbidden to kill game or trout for market; or 
to transport same unaccompanied by owner or for market. Forbidden to take any fish from public 
waters between Nov. 12 and June i, bullheads, catfish, eel, sunfish and suckers excepted. 

RICHMOND.— Menhaden shall not be fished for, caught or captured in any of the waters within 
the jurisdiction of the county of Richmond, by means of nets of any kind. 

SCHUYLER. — Forbidden to kill quail, ruflFed grouse, partridge or brook trout for three years from 
May I, 1S94. 

SULLIVAN. — Forbidden to kill woodcock between Jan. i and Sept. i, ruffed grouse ("partridge) 
between J.m. i and Oct. i, hares (rabbits) between Sept. i and Oct. i, ferrets prohibited at all times. 

TOMPKINS.— Ruffed grouse, partridge, or any member of the grouse family, shall not be killed 
between Dec. i and Sept. i; nor possessed nor sold between Feb. i and Sept. i. Forbidden to take any 
fish by any means in Fall Creek between Lake street bridge in Iihaca and Ithaca Falls, including the 
pool at the foot of the falls. 

ULSTER.— Forbidden to take for market or sale, woodcock, quail, hare, rabbit, squirrel, ruff;d 
gro se, partridge, meadow lark, snipe, rail, -vood duck, speckled or brook trout. Forbidden to trans- 
pert unless accompanied by owner. Woodcock, partridge, protected between Jan. i and Sept. i. 

WARREN.— Forbidden to take black bass between Jan. i and July 10; or to transport at any time 
unaccompanied by owner. Does not apply to Lake George and Hudson River main branch. 

WASHINGTON COUNTY.— Forbidden to catch fish by any device whatsoever, in the waters of 
Scott's Lake, in the town of Salem, for a period of 2 years after May i, 1894. 

WAYNE.— Forbidden to kill web-footed wildfowl from any floating devices, sail-boats or steam 
launches on Great Sodus Ray. Forbidden to kill woodcock, ruffed grouse (partridge) or any grouse 
between Jan. i and Sept. i; or any plover, rail, mud hen, gallinule, grebe, bittern, surf bird, curlew, 
water chicken, bay snipe or shore liird, between March i and Sept. i. 

WYOMING.- Unlawful to catch trout of any kind e.\cept during months of May and June. Un 
Lawful to use ferrets in hunting rabbits. Unlawful to kill grouse (partridge) except in months of 
November and December. 

YATES.— Forbidden to kill ruffed grouse (partridge) or woodcock between Jan. i and Oct. i; or 
quail for four years from Nov. i, 1893. Unlawful for non-residents of the county to shoot game with- 
out first having; obtained from a Justice of the Peace living in the county a license for the privilege of 
so doing; fee §10; license is good for season; and shall be granted as of course. 



YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK„ 

Act of Congress, May 7, 1894. 

Sec. 4. That all hunting or the killing, wounding or capturing at any time of any 
bird or wild animal, except dangerous animals, when it is necessary to prevent them 
from destroying human life or inflicting an injury, is prohibited within the limits of 
said Park; nor shall any tish be taken out of the waters of the Park by means of seines, 
nets, traps, or by the use of drugs or any explosive substances or compounds, or in 
anv other way than by hook and line, and then only at such seasons and in such times 
and manner as may be directed by the Secretary of the Interior. [For rules see p. 36.} 




The Game Laws in Brief. 49 



UTAH. 

Fish. — Chap. 78, Laws 1S94. Sf.c. 8. It shall be unlawful to take any fish except 
carp, chubs and suckers, by any means except by hook and line, commonly known as 
angling, antl that only between the 15th day of June and the 15th day of February 
following. Ski'. 9. It shall be unlawful to take any fish less than 6 inches long. 

Elk, Deer, Buffalo, Antelope, Mountain Sheep. — Six. 13. That no person 
shall kill any elk between the ist day (if December and the ist day of September fol- 
lowing, nor shall any person have in his possession the whole or any part of the dead 
body or carcass of any elk, deer, buffalo or bison, antelope or mountain sheep or any 
fawn or young of any of said animals between the 6th day of December and the 1st 
day of September following. Siic. 14. Any person who shall pursue with a dog, 
between December ist and September 1st of the following year, any of tlie animals 
mentioned in Section 13 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. Sec. 15. Any person who 
shall at any time wantonly kill or destroy any of the animals mentioned in the 
13th section, or shall at any time kill or destroy the same for the sole purpose of 
securing the hides or skins of any such animals, or shall cause to be shipped, carried or 
transported out of the Territory of Utah, any of such animals, or any part thereof 
between December 1st and September ist of the following year, shall be guilty of a 
misdemeanor 

Birds. — Sec. 16. Any person who shall kill any quail, partridge, pheasant, prairie 
chicken or grouse, between the 15th day of March and the ist day of September of 
each year, or who shall kill any sage hen, between the 15th day of March and the 
15th day of August of each year, or who shall kill at any time any lark, whip-poor- 
will, thrush, swallow, snowbird, bobolink, woodpecker, or other insectivorous birds 
not being birds of prey, except English sparrows, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor. 
Sec. 17. Any person who shall kill any wild goose, wild duck or snipe, between the 
1st day of April and the 1st day of October of each year, and any person who shall 
kill, wound or shoot at any wild goose or wild duck between sunset and one hour 
before sunrise, shall be guilty en a misdemeanor. Sec. 21. Any person who shall 
hereafter at any time, wilfully kill any bird commonly known as and called the Mon- 
golian or Chinese pheasant or English pheasant, or pinnated grouse, shall be guilty of 
a misdemeanor. 

CONNECTICUT. 

Black Bass. — Act approved June 6, 1893. — Sec. i. Any person who shall kill 
any black bass between the 1st day of May and the 1st day "of July shall be fined. 
Sec. 2. This act shall not apply to any person taking black bass from anv waters 
owned or leased by him, provided such black bass shall not be sold. 

Deer. — Chap. 73, Laws 1893. — Sec. i. Any person who shall kill any deer during 
the ten \ears succeeding Oct. i, 1893, shall be fined. 

Mongolian Pheasant.— Chap. — , Laws 1S93. — Every person who shall kill any 
Mongolian or Chinese pheasants for the period of three years from the 1st day of 
October, 1893, shall be fined. 

GEORGIA. 

Biras and Deer. — Act approved Dec. 20, 1893. Sec. i. It shall be unlawful to kill any wild turkey, 
pheasant, snipe, partridge or any insectivorous or singing bird, except English sparrows, crows, larks, 
lice birds, wheat birds and doves, in any county in this State, between the ist day of April and the ist 
day of October; and it shall be unlawful to kill any dove between the ist day of April and the 15th 
day of July; and it sh^dl be unlawful to kill any deer or (awn between the ist day of January and the 
1st day of October; and it shall be unlawful to sell or offer for sale any wild deer, wild turkey, pheas- 
ant, snipe, partridge, dove or other game bird killed within the dates aforesaid in violation of the pro- 
visions of this act. 

Read pages 2, 3. For any charges see index facing back cover. 



50 The Game Laws in Brief. — Vermont. 

VERMONT. 

CHAP. So, LAWS 1892, 

Trout, Land-Locked Salmon, Salmon Trout, Longe. — Sec. 15. A person 
who takes a trout, land-locked salmon, salmon trout, or longe between the ist day of 
September in one year and the ist day of May in the next year, shall be fined. 

Lawful Sizes of Fish. — Sec. 16. Any person who takes a trout, land-locked 
salmon or salmon trout less than 6in. in length, or black bass less than loin. in length, 
and does not immediately return the same with the least possible injury, to the waters 
from whence it was taken, shall be fined. 

Black Bass, Wall-Eyed Pike, Pike Perch, White Perch, Muskallonge. 
— Sec. 17. A person who, between the ist day of January and the 15th day of June, 
takes a black bass in any of the waters of this State; or who, between the 15th day of 
April and the 15th day of June takes a wall-eyed pike or pike-perch, white perch or 
muskallonge, in any of the waters of this State, except Lake Champlain, shall pay a 
fine. 

Angling Only. — Sec. i. Angling is defined to mean taking fish with hook and 
line or rod held in hand, and does not include set lines. Sec. iS. A person who 
catches trout, land-locked salmon, salmon trout, or longe, except by angling, or who 
catches black bass, muskallonge, pike, pickerel, or wall-eyed pike (pike-perch), except 
by angling or when fishing on the ice, and then not with more than fifteen tended 
lines, shall pay a fine. 

Ice Fishing. — Sec. iq. No person shall fish through the ice in any of the waters 
of this State, inhabited by trout or land-locked salmon. 

Shooting Pike or Pickerel. — Sec. 21. Nothing in this act shall be construed to 
prohibit the shooting of pickerel or pike (not wall-eyed pike) with a gun held to 
shoulder, from the 15th day of March to the ist day of May. 

Deer. — Sec. 40. A person who, prior to the ist day of November, 1900, pursues, 
takes or kills a wild deer, shall be fined one hundred dollars. 

Rabbit, Hare. — Sec. 41. If any person shall kill any rabbit or hare, between the 
1st day of May and the ist day of September, he shall be fined. 

Game Birds. — Sec. 43. No person shall take a quail, wild duck, wild goose or 
plover between the ist day of January and the ist day of September, or any ruffed 
grouse (commonly called partridge) or woodcock between the ist day of January and 
the 15th day of September, or pheasant between the 20th day of November in one 
year and the ist day of October in a succeeding year. 

Exportation of Game for Sale. — Sec. 44. No person shall kill any woodcock or 
ruffed grouse, commonly called partridge, for the purpose of shipping or in any man- 
ner disposing to parties or persons outside of this State for traffic or gain. 

Pheasant, English Partridge.— Act of Nov. 22, 1892.— Sec. i. For two years 
from January ist, 1893, no person shall take or kill within this State a pheasant or an 
F^nglish partridge; and thereafter no person shall take or kill, in this State, any pheas- 
ant or E;nglish partridge between the 20th day of November in one year and the ist 
day of October in a succeeding year. Sec. 2. This Act shall not prevent the taking 
and killing of said birds on "Shelburne Farms," so called, in the town of Shelburne. 



The Game Laws in Brief. 51 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 

Sale of Game. — Act approved Dec. 22, 1892 [as amended by Act approved Dec. 
22, 1.S93]. Skc. I. It shall not be lawful to sell, or expose for sale, any partridge, 
quail, woodcock or pheasant, deer or wild turkey, within the State of South Carolina 
for the space of five years. 

Export of Game.— Sec. 2. It shall not be lawful to export out of the limits of 
the State of South Carolina, any partridge, quail, woodcock or pheasant, deer or wild 
turkey for the space of five years. 

Non-Resident Licenses. — Sec. 3. All persons not citizens of the State and 
visiting in the State for the purpose of shooting game of any kind, shall pay a license 
■of $25 to the county treasurer of the county where the visitor may be. Any person 
not obtaining said license before hunting or shooting, shall be deemed guilty of a 
misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $50, or be 
imprisoned not more than thirty days for each oiTense: Provided, that this act shall 
not apply to any person hunting or killing game on his own land. 

Mongolian Pheasants. — Act of Dec. 22, 1S93. Sec. 2. For the space of ten 
years from the date of the passage of this act it shall be unlawful to kill at any time 
any Mongolian or ring-neck pheasants. 

For other game seasons see page 52. 



MICHIGAN. 

Export of Fish and Game.— Chap. 196, Laws 1S93. — Se( . 2. No person shall 
at any time kill any of the birds, game or tish of this State, the killing of which is at 
any time or at all times prohibited by law, with intent to ship the same bevond the 
limits of this State. 

Deer in Certain Counties. — Chap. 97, Laws 1893. — Sec. i. No person shall 
kill any deer in counties of Lapeer, Huron, Sanilac, Tuscola, Macomb and St. Clair, 
until after Jan. i, 1903. 

Mongolian and English Pheasants. — Act No. 24, Laws 1S93. — Sec. i. No 
person shall kill any Mongolian and English pheasants until the 1st day of November, 
1898, and then only from the 1st day of November to the 15th day of December in- 
clusive in each year. Sec. 2. No person shall for a period of 10 years from the 
passage of this act sell or ship or transport outside of this State .iny Mongolian and 
English pheasant. 



ARKANSAS. 

PrairieChiCkens. — [Act March 24, 1893, forbids killing prairie chickens for a 
period of five years from 1893.] 

Non-Residents.— Act of 1875 (Mansfield's Digest), Chap. 149.— Secs. 6456-7. 
A tax of Sio is hereby levied upon all non-resident trappers, hunters, seiners or netters 
of fish who may follow trapping, hunting, .seining or netting of fish in this State. 
Before any non-resident may be permitted to follow trapping, hunting, seining or 
netting of fish in this State, he shall procure a license from the county clerk, counter- 
signed by the collector of the county in which he proposes to trap, hunt, seine or net 
fish. [This law is considered to apply only to professional hunters, who follow hunt- 
ing as an occupation, and not to apply to sportsmen who hunt for pleasure. And it has 
been held by the court unconstitutional. — Ed. />'//( y".] 

Read pages 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



52 The Game Laws in Brief. 



SOUTH CAROLINA. 

Deer. — General Statutes. — .Sec. 1687. It shall not be lawful to kill any deer, or 
to worry them with dogs, between the ist day of February and the 1st day of Septem- 
ber, except in the counties of Clarendon, Georgetown, Colleton, Williamsburg, Marl- 
boro, Kershaw, Horry, Darlington, Marion and Berkeley, in which counties it shall 
not be lawful between the ist day of February and the ist day of August. 

Fire-Hunting. — Siic. i6go. Every person who shall hunt with fire in the night 
time, shall forfeit a sum not exceeding $10. 

Wild Turkey, Partridge, Quail, Woodcock, Pheasant, Dove. — Sec. 1694. 
It shall not be lawful, between the ist day of April and the ist day of November, to 
kill any wild turkey, partridge, quail, woodcock, or pheasant; or between the 1st day 
of March and the ist day of August, any dove; or, at any time during the year, to 
kill, by firelight, any of the birds named. 

PENNSYLVANIA. 

Lake Erie or Grass Bass. — .Vet June 3, 1S78. — Sec. 25. No person shall by 
any means or device whatsoever catch or kill in any w-aters of this State any black 
bass, green bass, yellow bass, willow bass, rock bass. Lake Erie or grass bass, pike or 
pickerel, or wall-eyed pike commonly known as Susquehanna salmon, between the ist 
day of January and the 1st day of June, provided tjiis section shall not apply to the 
waters of Lake Erie, except in the ponds on the island or peninsula forming the north 
and east shores of the harbor of Erie. [But for black bass, rock bass, pike, pickerel 
and wall-eyed pike seasons, see page 26.] 

INDIAN TERRITORY. 

Revised Statutes of the United States, 187S. — Sec. 2137. Every person, other 
than an Indian, who, within the limits of any tribe, with whom the United States has 
existing treaties, hunts or traps, or takes and destroys any peltries or game, except for 
subsistence in the Indian country, shall forfeit all the traps, guns and ammunition in 
his possession, used or procured to be used for that purpose, and all peltries so taken; 
and shall be liable in addition to a penalty of $500. 

NEW JERSEY NON-RESIDENTS. 

No non-resident license for shooting or fishing is required, except for counties of 
Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland and Cape May; fee $5 first year, 
$2 subsequent years; to be obtained of the West Jersey Game Protective Society, 
Chas. H. Barnard, Secretary, No, 416 Royden street, Camden, N. J. 

SUNDAY. 

Sunday fishing is forbidden in Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, 
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Canada. 

Sunday hunting is forbidden in Alabama, Arkansas, Connecticut, Delaware, 
I^istrict of Columbia, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, 
New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Canada. 

CAUTION.— Always consult index on last page. 



53 



The British Provinces, 



CANADIAN DUTY ON GUNS AND RODS. 

The duty is 30 per cent, of the appraised value. 

Memorandum. No. 492 B. 

Customs Department, Ottawa, July 4, 1891. — Collector of Customs: I am 
now instructed by the Honorable the Minister of Customs to authorize you to accept 
entry and duty on the guns, lishing rods and other equipments of parties visiting 
Canada for sporting purposes, with the condition that the duty so paid will be refunded 
on proof of exportation of the same within a period of two months from the date of 
entry. J. Johnson, Commissioner of Customs. 

Memorandum. No. 556 B. 

Customs Department, Ottawa, June 14, 1892. — Collector of Customs: Refer- 
ring to Memo. No. 492 B, of July 4, i8gr, re sportsmen's guns, etc. * * * You 
will also inform all entering their outfits that if they expect under the terms ' of the 
memorandum a refund of the duty paid, it can only be granted on condition that the 
claim bears a Canadian customs officer's certificate of identification and the usual evi- 
dence of exportation. W. G. Parmelee, Commissioner of Customs. 



. BRITISH COLUMBIA. 

Elk, Moose, Birds.^ — Act 1892. — 3. None of the following animals or birds shall be 
killed at any time, viz: Cow wapiti, commonly known as elk, cow moose, English 
blackbird, chaffinch, hen pheasant, linnet, skylark, thrush, robin, Virginia quail and 
partridge, or any bird known here by any of these names, except as regards robin, as 
is provided in sub-section (2) of section 17. (a) No person shall in any one year kill 
more than two bull wapiti or elk and two bull moose. 

Pheasant, Quail. — g. On the mainland of British Columbia, it shall be unlawful 
to shoot, capture, trap, or by any means destroy cock pheasants or quail. 

Dogging Deer, — 16. No person shall at any time hunt deer with dogs; but this 
section shall not apply to that portion of the Province to the east of the Cascade 
Range of mountains. 

Close Seasons. — 17. Except as hereinafter provided, none of the following ani- 
mals or birds shall be hunted, taken, killed, shot at, wounded or injured during any 
night throughout each year, or witliin the periods hereinafter limited: 

(i) Caribou, deer, wapiti, commonly known as elk, moose, hare, mountain goat, 
mountain sheep, or reindeer, from the 1st day of January to the r4th day of Septem- 
ber inclusive. 

(2) Grouse, meadow lark, partridge, prairie fowl, quail, from the 1st day of Febru- 
ary to the 31st day of August, inclusive; provided, that "robins" may be destroyed 
in an orchard or garden between the ist day of June and the ist day of September. 

(3) Cock pheasants, from the 1st day of February to the 30th day of September, 
inclusive; wild duck of all kinds, from the 1st day of March to the 31st day of 
August, inclusive. 

Read pages 2, 3. For any chang^es see index facing back cover. 



54 The Game Laws in Brief. — British Columbia, Newfoandland. 



Export of Game. — [Forbidden except to holders of non-resident licenses.] 
Non-Resident License. — 22. No person who is not domiciled in this Province, 
shall at any time hunt, kill, or take any of the animals mentioned in the next suc- 
ceeding section, without being authorized by license. 23. Such license may, on pay- 
ment of a fee of fifty dollars, be granted by any government agent in the Province to 
any person who shall apply to him therefor; and shall be valid only for that shooting 
season for which the same has been issued; and such license shall in no case give a 
riglit to the holder thereof to kill, in addition to the birds mentioned in this act which 
may be killed, more than ten deer, five reindeer or caribou, five mountain sheep, five 
mountain goats, two bull wapiti or elk and two bull moose. 

Trout. — Order in Council, Marcli 14, 1890. — No one shall catch trout from the 
15th October to 15th March, both days inclusive, in each year. 



NEWFOUNDLAND. 



Caribou. — Deer Preservation Act of i88g. — I. — Hereafter no person shall kill any 
caribou, except from the 15th day of September until the 15th day of February, both 
inclusive. II. — No one person shall, during any one year or season, kill more than 
five stag and three doe caribou. 

Non Resident Licenses. — III. — No person not actually resident in this Colony 
or its Dependencies shall kill caribou without having first procured a license, issued 
for the season, and shall pay for such license an annual fee of $100. V. — The license 
required by this Act may be issued by a Stipendiary Magistrate, Collector or sub- 
Collector of Customs, a Justice of the Peace and such other officers or persons as may 
be empowered by the Governor in Council for that purpose, the person requiring the 
license first paying therefor a fee of one dollar. 

Exportation. — VIII. — No person shall export or carry with him out of this Colony 
any venison, or the heads, antlers, skins or other parts of caribou, without first clear- 
ing the same at some Customs House. 

Dogs. — XI. — Any person who shall hereafter kill any caribou with dogs, shall be 
liable to a fine of $25. 

Ptarmigan, Willow Grouse, Partridge. — I. — No person shall kill any ptarmi- 
gan or willow grouse (commonly called partridge), or any other kind of grouse or par- 
tridge, within this Colony between 12th January and 15th .September. 

Migratory Birds. — Act of June 11, i8go. — Sec. 2. No person shall kill any 
curlew, plover, snipe or other wild or migratory birds (excepting wild geese) between 
the 1 2th day of January and the 20th day of August. 

Moose, Elk. — V. — No person shall kill any moose or elk, for a period of ten 
years from the 1st of January, 1886. 

Rabbit, Hare. — VHI. — No person shall kill any wild rabbit or hare from the 1st 
March until ist September. 

Salmon, Grilse, Parr, Trout. — Chap. 102. — Sec ii. No salmon' shall be taken 
before the ist day of Ma\', or after the loth day of September. 

Trout, Char, Whitefish, Landlocked Salmon. — Chap. 7, Laws 1888. — Sec. i. 
No person shall catch any kind of trout, char, whitefish, landlocked salmon, or any 
fresh-water or any migratory fish between the 15th day of .September and the ist 
day of February. 



Read pages 2, 3< For any changes see index facing back cover. 



56 The Game Laws in Brief. 

ONTARIO FISHING LAWS. 

Pickerel. — General Fishery Regulations, July 18, 1889. — Sec. i. No one shall 
catch anv pickerel(dore) between the 15th day of April and the 15th day of May, 
both (lavs inclusive. 

Maslicinonge. — Sec. 2. No one shall catch any maskinonge between the 15th 
day of April and the 15th day of June, both days inclusive. 

Whitefish, Salmon-Trout. — Sec. 3. No one shall catch any whitelish or salmon- 
trout between the ist and 30th days of November, both days inclusive. 

Speckled Trout. — Sec. 4. No one shall catch any speckled trout between the 
15th tlay of September and the ist day of May, both days inclusive. 

Bass. — Order in Council, May 13, 1893. — Sec. 2. After the ist day of January, 
1894, the close season for bass in the Provinces of Ontario and Quebec shall be from 
the loth day of May till the 30th day of June, both days inclusive, in each and every 
year. 

Bass — Tourists. — Act of April 9, iS92.^-Sec. 4. The word "Tourist" or 
"Summer Visitor" when used in this act shall include all persons who may be tem- 
porarily visiting, boarding or lodging" in any locality at a distance of over five miles 
from their usual place of residence. Sec. 5. No tourist or summer visitor shall take 
in any Provincial water or carry away a greater number than one dozen bass upon 
any one day. Sec. 6. Any summer tourist who shall catch in such waters bass of 
less than ten inches in length, shall forthwith return the same to the water without 
unnecessary injury. 

Speckled Trout. — Sec. 7. No person shall catch in any Provincial waters or 
carry away a greater number than fifty speckled or brook trout on any one day, or 
more speckled or brook trout than in the aggregate weigh more than fifteen pounds 
on any one day. Sec. 8. No person shall in such waters kill or retain or carry away 
any speckled or brook trout of less than five inches in length. But when any such 
trout of a length less than five inches shall be taken or caught, the same shall be 
forthwith returned to the water without unnecessary injury. 

Nepigon. — Non-residents must take out a license ($5) to fish in the Nepigon. 
Apply to the Chief Warden. 



BRITISH COLUMBIA. 



Game East of the Cascades. — Ciame Protection Act Amendment Act, 1894. — 
Sec. 3. Section 17 of the said Act [on page 53 of the Biit'f'\ shall not apply to the 
following animals or birds to the east of the Cascade Range, which shall not be killed 
during any night or within the periods hereinafter limited: {a.') Blue grouse, prairie 
fowl and willow or ruffed grouse, from the ist day of January to the 1st day of .Sep- 
tember. (/;.) Mountain goat, mountain sheep, and caribou, from the 20th day of 
December until the 1st day of .September, (c.) Wild duck of all kinds, from the ist 
day of April to the ist day of September. 

Section 5 of the "Game Protection Act (1892) Amendment Act, 1893," is hereby 
repealed and the following is enacted in substitution thereof: 

Quail Protection to 1896.— Sec. 7. It shall be unlawful to kill any quail, of any 
description, before the 1st day of September, 1S96. 



ICE-FISHING FOR TROUT IN CANADA. 

Order in Council of June 16, 1892. — Fishing for speckled trout {Saheliuus 
fontinalis) through the ice is prohibited in Canada. 

Read pages 2t 3. For anj changes sea index facing back cover. 



The Game Laws in Brief.— Ontario, 57 

ONTARIO. 

Deer, Elk, Moose, Reindeer, Caribou. — Game Protective Act, 1893. — Sec. 2. 
No deer, elk, moose, reindeer or caribou shall be killed between the 15th day of 
November and the 20th day of October of the followini;- year; but no moose, elk, rein- 
deer or caribou shall be killed before the 25th day of October, 1895. No one person 
shall during any one year or season kill more in all than two deer, elk, moose, rein- 
deer or caribou. 

Close Season for Game Birds. — Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful to kill any grouse, 
pheasants, prairie fowl or partridge, woodcock, snipe, rail, plover, or any other water 
fowl or other game-bird or animal (including black and gray squirrels, and hares) not 
lierein otherwise provided for, at any time between the 15th day of December and the 
15th day of September in the following year. 

Or any quail or wild turkeys between the 15th day of December and the 15th day 
of October of the following year. 

Or any swans or geese at any time between the ist day of May and the 15th day of 
the foHowing month of September. 

Or ducks of all kinds at any time between the 15th day of December and the ist 
day of the following month of September. 

Notwithstanding anything in this section contained, no wild turkeys shall be killed 
at any time before the 15th day of October, 1S97, and no prairie fowl or English or 
Mongolian pheasants before the 15th day of September, 1897. 

No person shall catch, kill or take more than 400 ducks during any one season. 

Notwithstanding anything in this section contained, any person may at any time kill 
that species of hares commonly known in this Trovince as the cotton-tail rabbit or any 
species of rabbits. 

Wildfowling Methods. — Sec. 4. None of the contrivances for killing swans, 
geese or ducks, which are described or known as batteries, swivel guns or sunken 
punts, shall be used at any time, and no ducks or other water-fowl shall be hunted, 
taken or killed from sail boats or steam yachts. 

Night Shooting. — Sk< . 4 (2). No person shall kill or shoot at any bird or wild 
fowl protected by this act, between half an hour after sunset and half an hour before 
sunrise. 

Export of Game. — Sp:c. 6. No person shall at any time kill any deer, elk, moose, 
reindeer or caribou, partridge, quail, woodcock, snipe, ducks of all kinds and any other 
game-bird or animal for the purpose of exporting the same or export the same out of 
Ontario. [See following section.] 

Non-Residents. — Sec. 14. iso person not a resident and domiciled in the Province 
of Ontario or Quebec shall be entitled to kill any moose, elk, reindeer, caribou or other 
deer, otter, sable, beaver, or any other game animal or bird referred to in this act, or 
any other bird or animal, whether protected by this act or not, without having first 
obtained a license in that behalf; every such license shall be signed by the chief fish 
and game warden and shall be in force for one season only; the fee to be paid therefor 
shall be $25. Every such person shall, on request by any person whomsoever within 
the I'rovince, produce and show to the person making the request, such license; and 
if he shall fail or refuse to do so, he shall forfeit any such license he may possess, and 
shall if found hunting be deemed to have violated the provisions of this section. Any 
non-resident who shall obtain a license to hunt in Ontario pursuant to the provisions of 
this section, shall, notwithstanding anything to the contrary in this act contained, be 
at liberty to take with him out of the Province fifty ducks or anv less number lawfully 
hunted and taken by him; provided that before so doing he shall obtain from the chief 
warden or any of the v.'ardens a permit authorizing him so to do. The Provincial 
secretary, any member of the board of fish and game commissioners, or the chief fish 
and game warden may grant a permit to a guest of a resident of the Province free of 
charge for a term not exceeding one week. 

Sunday. — Sec. 24. No person shiU on the Lord's day hunt game animals or birds. 



58 



The Game Laws in Brief. — Manitoba. 



MANITOBA. 

Game Seasons. — Act of iSgo. — i. None of the animals or birds mentioned in this 
section shall be killed within the periods limited: (a) All kinds of deer, including 
cabri or antelope, elk or wapiti, moose, reindeer or caribou, or the fawns of such 
animals, between the 15th day of December and the 15th day of October following, 
(b) All varieties of grouse, including prairie chickens, pheasants and partridge, between 
the first day of December and the 15th day of September, (c) Woodcock, plover, 
(e.xcept the golden plover) snipe and sandpipers, between the ist day of Januarv and 
the 1st day of August; provided, that as to upland plover, said period shall be between 
the 1st day of January and 15th day of July, (d) Any kind of wild duck, sea duck, 
widgeon, teal, between the ist day of May and the ist day of September. 

Quail, Pheasant, Wild Turkey.— Chap. 13, Laws 1893. — No quail, pheasants, 
or wild turkeys shall be killed for a period of three years from the ist day of April. i8()3. 

Wildfowl Batteries, Etc. — 2. None of the contrivances for taking or kiUing the 
wild fowl known as swans, geese or ducks, which are described or known as Latteries, 
swivel guns, sunken punts or night lights, shall be in the possession of any person, nor 
shall the\- be used at any time. 

Exportation. — 6. No person shall kill any of the animals «r birds mentioned in 
this Act for the purpose of exporting the same out of the Province of Manitoba. 
7. No person shall export out of the li nits of the Province any of the animals or birds 
mentioned in this Act excepting on a special permit from the Minister, and then only 
in case of live animals or birds for purposes of dumestication. 

Killing for Private Use.— .\ct of 1SS8.— Skc. i. No person shall kill any 
prairie chickens or pheasants, and partridges, except for private use. 4. No person 
or common carrier shall carry such grouse or partridge, except such shall be accom- 
panied by or properly billed by a person claiming to have a right to the same under 
the provisions of Section i of this Act. 

Non-Residents. — Act of 1S90. — 8. No person not having a domicile in this Province 
shall, at anytime, kill any of the animals or birds mentioned in this Act without lieing 
authorized so to do by a license granted by the Minister of Agriculture and Immigra- 
tion, and for which license a fee of $25 shall be payable. Such license shall be valid 
for the whole of the calendar year in which it is issued, unless the said Minister 
deems it necessary to cancel it; provided, that in the discretion of the said Minister a 
permit may be granted to a guest of a resident of the Province free of charge for a 
term not exceeding three davs. 

Fish. — General Fishery Regnlaticms, July, iSSg. — Skc. i. No one shall catch any 
pickerel (dore), between tiie 15th day of April and the 15th day of May, both days 
inclusive. Sec. 4. No one shall catch any speckled trout between the ist day of 
October and the 1st day of Janizary in each year. 




The Game Laws in Brief.— Quebec. 59 

QUEBEC. 

Deer, Moose, Caribou. — Revisetl Stauites, 52 N'ictoria, Chap. 6. — Skc. S. — Art. 
r3gg. It is forbidden to l<ill ileer, between the ist day of January and the ist day of 
October; moose and caribou, between the 1st day of February and the 1st of Septem- 
ber. It is forbicklen to make use of dogs for liunting, killing or taking moose, caribou 
or deer. 

Non-Residents. — Art. 1398. No person shall have a right, unless he is domiciled 
in the Province of Quebec and has previously obtained a permit from the Com- 
missioner for that purpose, to kill during one season's hunting, more than two moose, 
three deer and two caribou. Such permit shall be granted only when deemed advis- 
able, and upon payment of a fee of $5. Art. 1415. No person who is not domiciled 
in the Province of Quebec or in that of Ontario, can, at any time, hunt in this Prov- 
ince, without being authorized by license. Art. 1416. Such permit may, on pay- 
ment of a fee of $20, be granted by the Commissioner, and is valid for a whole shoot- 
ing season. The fee for such a permit shall, however, be only $10 for any persoa 
belonging to a hunting and fishing club, incorporated in the Province of Quebec. It 
shall be lawful, however, for the Lieutenant-Governor in Council to grant hunting 
permits, gratuitously, or for a fee less than $20. 

Woodcock, Snipe, Partridge, Wildfov^rl. — Art. 1400. It is forbidden to kill 
any woodcock, snipe, or partridge of any kind, between the ist day ot February and 
the 1st day of September; any widgeon, teal or wild duck of any kind, except shel- 
drake, loons and gulls, between the ist day of May and the 1st day of September. 

Export of Game. — [See under New lirunsvvick.] 

Bore of Gun. — Ar r. 1403. It is forbidden, in hunting any of the birds mentioned 
in Article 1400, to make use of a fire-arm of a caliber greater than 8. 

Pickerel. — Sec. 5. No one shall fish for pickerel (dor6), between the 15th day of 
April and the 15th day of May, both days inclusive. 

Bass. — Order in Council, May 13, 1893. — Sec. 2. After the ist day of January, 
1894, the close season for bass in the Provinces of Ontario and (Quebec shall be from 
the loth day of May till the 30th day of June, both days inclusive, in each and every 
year. 

Maskinonge. — Order in Council, April 12, 1892. — No one shall lish for any maski- 
nonge between the 25th of May and the ist of July. 

Salmon. — Sec. 7. (a) Salmon shall not be fished for, caught or killed, between the 
31st day of July and the ist day of May; provided always, that it shall be lawful to 
fish for, catch and kill salmon with a rod and line in the manner known as fly-surface 
fishing between the ist day of February and the 15th day of August in each year. In 
non-tidal waters no one shall fish for salmon, or any other fish, between nine o'clock 
in the evening of every Saturday and six o'clock on the following Monday morning. 

Speckled Trout.— Sec. 8. (a) No person shall fish for any speckled trcut be- 
tween the 1st day of October and the 30th day of April. 

Gray or Lake Trout, Landlocked Salmon. — Sec. 10. No one shall fish for 
any gray trout or lake trout, and landlocked salmon between the 15th day of Octo- 
ber and the ist day of December, both days inclusive. 

Non-Residents. — Revised Statutes, Art. 1378. — 2. Persons having their domicile 
in the Province of (Quebec do not require licenses to angle in the waters of the lakes 
and rivers which are not under lease, and which are the property of the Crown. 3. 
Any person not having his domicile in the Province of Quebec who desires to fish 
therein, must, before beginning to fish, procure a license to that effect from the Com- 
missioner or from any person by him authorized. The fee required is determined, in 
each case, by the Commissioner, but it shall never be less than $10. 

Winanish. — By an order in Council the winanish close season has been maile from 
.Sept. 15 to Dec. i. 



6o The Game Laws in Brief. — New Brunswick, Kansas. 

NEW BRUNSWICK. 



Moose, Caribou, Deer. — Act of April 15, 1893. — Six. i. No person shall kill 
any moose, caribou or deer between the 15th day of January and the 30th day of 
September in each and every year. Sec. 2. No person shall during' the time hereby 
allowed for killing moose, caribou or deer in any one year or season, kill more than 
two moose, three caribou or three deer, and no number of persons forming a hunting 
party of three or more shall in any one season kill more than one moose, two caribou 
or two deer for each member of such hunting party exclusive of guides. Sec. 3. No 
person shall at any time or season kill any cow nioose. Sec. 4. No person shall at 
anytime hunt, kill or destroy any moose, caribou or deer with a dog or dogs. 

Partridge, Woodcock, Snipe. — Sec. 6. No person shall kill any partridge be- 
tween the the 1st day of December in any year and the 20th day of September in the 
year following, nor any woodcock or snipe between the ist day of December in any 
year, and the 20th day of September in the year following. 

Wild Fowl. — Sec. 7. No person shall at any time within any of the counties bor- 
dering upon the Bay of Fundy and the counties intersected by the river St. John 
between the ist day of January and the ist day of September, or within any of the 
other couniies of the l^rovince between the 15th day of May and the 1st day of Sep- 
tember in any year, kill any wild black duck, wood-duck or teal. Sec. 9. No person 
shall take with a net, nor kill with any device or instrument known as a punt gun or 
swivel, any wild duck, wild goose, brant or other wild fowl of the game kind, nor use 
any artificial lights or flambeaux at night for the capture or destruction of any such 
birds; provided always that the ordinary musket or fowling piece shall not be consid- 
ered a punt gun or swivel within the meaning of this section. 

Non-Residents. — [Non-residents are. not required to take out a license for killing 
game.] 

Export of Game. — Revised Statutes of Canada, Chap. 33. — Sec. 7. The exports 
of deer, wild turkeys, quail, partridge, prairie fowl and woodcock, in the carcass or 
parts thereof, is hereby declared unlawful and prohibited. [This applies to all 
the Canadian Provinces.] 

Salmon. — Sec. 7. (a) Salmon shall not be killed between the 15th day of August 
in each year and the istdayof March ensuing; providing always, that it shall be lawful 
to kill salmon with a rod and line, in the manner known as fly surface-fishing, be- 
tween the 1st day of February and the 15th day of August. In non-tidal waters 
frequented by salmon no one shall fish for, catch or kill salmon, or any other fish, 
between nine o'clock in the evening of every Saturday and six o'clock on the following 
Monday morning. 

Trout and Landlocked Salmon, — Sec. ii. No person shall catch any speckled 
trout, lake trout or landlocked salmon, between the 15th day of September and the 
1st day of May in eac!i year, both days inclusive. 




rhoto by C. B. Moore. 



•Forest and Stroain" Aiiiateiir I'liotograpliy Cumpetitiou. 
'BAR'S HE !" 



62 The Game Laws in Brief. 



NOVA SCOTIA. 

Moose, Caribou. — Act Feb. 12, 1894. — Sec. i. No person shall kill any moose 
or caribou except from the 15th day of September until the 15th day of January, both 
inclusive. Sec. 2. No one person shall during one year or season kill and take more 
than two moose and four caribou. Sec. 3. Any person or party of huntsmen who may 
kill a moose or caribou shall carry the flesh thereof out of the woods within ten days 
after killing the animal. Sec. g. Any person who shall hunt or kill any moose or 
caribou with dogs, will be liable to a penalty. Sec. 35. No person shall at any time 
or season for three years hereafter hunt, take, kill, wound or destroy any cow moose. 

Deer, American Elk.— Sec. ii. Hereafter for the space of ten years from the 
passage of this act [1894], no person shall kill any deer or American elk. 

Hares, Rabbits. — Sec. 12. No person shall kill any hares or rabbits save from 
the 1st day of September to the ist day of March. 

Game Birds. — Sec. 15. No person shall kill grouse or partridge, woodcock, snipe 
or teal, save from the 15th day of September to the ist day of December; and no per- 
son shall kill any blue-winged duck, .save from the 15th day of September to the ist 
day of .April in any year. No person shall kill any woodcock before sunrise or after 
sunset. 

Pheasant, Blackcock, Capercailzie.— Sec. 17. It shall not be lawful for any 
person to kill any pheasant, or have in his possession any dead pheasant, blackcock, 
capercailzie, or ptarmigan, that has been so killed. 

Use of Dogs. — Sec. 33. It shall not be lawful to hunt for or pursue any kind of 
animals or birds, except bears, wolves, wildcats and loupcerviers, with dogs, from the 
1st day of February to the 15th day of September in each year. 

Non-Residents. — Sec. 29. No person not having his domicile in the Province of 
Nova Scotia shall be allowed to kill any of the animals or birds included in the term 
game, as defined in the Act, without having first obtained a license from the clerk of a 
municipality, or from the office of the Provincial Secretary at Halifax, or from a person 
duly appointed under section 28 of this chapter to sell said licenses. Every such 
license shall be in force for one year, from the ist day of August, or from the day of 
its delivery as aforesaid, till the ist day of August next ensuing. The fee to be paid 
therefor to the person issuing the same shall be $10 for birds, hares and rabbits, and 
$30 for all other game. Sec. 32. Every holder of a license must produce the same 
when required to do so by any justice of the peace, game commissioner, agent or 
officer of the Ciame and Inland Fishery Protection Society. 

Export of Game. — [See under New Brunswick.] 

Salmon. — Sec. 7. (a) Salmon shall not be caught between the 15th day of August 
and the ist day of March in each year; provided always, that it shall be lawful to kill 
salmon with a rod and line, in the manner known as fly-surface fishing, between the 
1st day of February and the 15th day of August. In non-tidal waters no one shall 
kill salmon or any other fish, between nine o'clock in the evening of every Saturday 
and six o'clock on the following Monday morning. 

Trout, Landlocked Salmon. — Sec. 10. (a) No person shall catch any speckled 
trout (Siilzuiiiiiis Joii/iitrJis), lake trout or landlocked salmon, between the ist day of 
October and the ist day of April in each year, both days inclusive. 



PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND. 

Trout. — General Fishery Regulations, July iS, 1SS9.— Sec. 7. No person shall 
catch any trout between the ist day of October and the ist day of December, both 
■davs inclusive, in each year. 

Read pag'es 2, 3. For any changes see index facing back cover. 



64 The Game Laws in Brief. 



NORTH-WEST TERRITORIES. 

Game Seasons. — The Game Ordinance of 1893. — Sec. 2. No elk, moose, caribou, 
antelope, deer, or their fawn, mountain sheep or goat, shall be killed between the ist 
day of February and the 1st day of September, (i.) No person shall take more than 
six head of the aforesaid animals in one season except l^or food for himself or family. 
Sec. 3. No person shall kill: (l.) Any buffalo; (2.) any grouse, partridge, pheasant, 
or prairie chicken between the ist day of January and the ist day of September; (3.) 
any kind of wild duck between the 15th day of May and the 23d day of August; (4.) 
any plover, snipe and sandpiper between the ist day of January and the ist day of 
August. 

Wildfowl Methods. — Sec. 5. None of the contrivances for the taking or killing 
of the wildfowl, known as swans, geese or ducks, which are described as swivel guns, 
batteries, sunken punts, or night lights, shall be used at any time. 

Export. — Sec. ii. No person shall export out of the limits of the North-west 
Territories any grouse, partridge, pheasant, prairie chicken, elk, moose, caribou, 
antelope, or their fawn. 

Non-Residents. — No person, who is not a resident of the Territories, shall kill 
any of the aforesaid animals or birds unless he has obtained from the Lieutenant- 
Go'vernor-in-Council a license on payment of $5, which license shall expire on the 15th 
day of May in each year, (a.) Provided that a license may be granted to a guest of 
any resident free for a term not exceeding five days. 

Fish. — General Regulations, July, 1889. — Sec. i. No one shall catch any pickerel, 
(dore) between the 15th day of April and the 15th day of May, both days inclusive. 
Sec. 4. No one shall catch any speckled trout {Salveliims fontinalis) between the ist 
day of October and the ist day of January. 



ANGLERS' PERMITS IN INLAND WATERS OF CANADA. 
Order in Council, Adopted June 30, 1894. 

1. No person, other than a British subject, shall angle for tish or take any bass, 
maskinonoe, pike-perch (pickerel) or trout, in Canadian waters, without having tirst 
obtained therefor an angler's permit, issued by the local fishery officer in each district, 
under the authority of the Minister of Marine and Fisheries. 

2. Each person^ not a British subject, shall pay for such angler's permit, a fee of $5 
for a period of three months, or a fee of $10 for a period of six months. 

3. One angler's permit only shall be issued to each applicant. Such permit shall 
not be transferrable, and can be legally used only by the person whose nam^ appears 
thereon. Each holder of an angler's permit shall be required to produce and exhibit 
his permit when called upon to do so by any fishery ofScer. 

4. No person shall use, under an angler's permit, more than one fishing line, pro- 
vided with not more than three hooks. 

5. No person shall, under an angler's permit, take, catch or kill in one day, more 
than 12 bass or pike-perch (pickerel), 20 trout, or 4 maskinonge. 

6. No bass or pike-perch (pickerel) shall be retained or kept out of the water, which 
shall measure less than 10 inches in length, and no trout shall be retained or kept out 
of the water under 6 inches in length, but every person who takes or catches any of 
the fish mentioned, of a less size than the minimum measurement named, shall im- 
mediately return such undersized fish to the water from which they were taken, and 
shall, if possible, liberate such tish alive. 

7. No person holding an angler's permit shall export, sell, or offer for sale any nsh 
caught with hook and line. 

g. Nothing in these Regulations shall affect the rights of any person or persons 
holding leases of fishing rights from either the Federal or Provincial authorities. 

10. Foreigners, when temporarily domiciled in Canada, and employing Canadian 
boats and boatmen, shall be exempt from the Regulations requiring permits. 



The Game Laws in Brie:.— Nevada, New Jersey. 65 



NEVADA. 

CHAP. .',9— LAWS 1S93. 

Song Birds.— Chap. 49, Laws 1S93.— Sec. i. It shall be unlawful to kill any 
sparrow, bluejay, martin, thrush, mocking-bird, redbreast, cat-bird, wren, robin, 
meadow-lark, or humming-bird, or any song bird, except linnets. Skc. 2. It shall be 
unlawful at any time between the 15th day of March and before the 15th day of Sep- 
tember following to kill any partridge, pheasant, woodcock, quail, or any wild goose, 
wood-duck, teal, mallard or other ducks, sandhill crane, brant; swan, plover, curlew, 
snipe, grouse, yellowhammer, or bittern. Sec. 3. It shall be unlawful to kill between 
the I'st day of March and before the 15th of day August following, any sagecock, hen 
or chicken. 

Game Animals.— Sec. 4. It shall be unlawful to kill at any time after the ist day 
of December and before the ist day of August, any deer, antelope, elk, mountain 
sheep, goat or caribou. 

Beaver, Otter.— Sec. 5. It shall be unlawful to kill any beaver or otter before the 
1st dav of April, 1897. 

Scientific Purposes. — Sec. 6. Provided, that nothing in this Act shall be so con- 
strued as to prohibit any person taking any bird, fowl or animal mentioned in this Act, 
at any time, for scientific purposes. 

Trout, Landlocked Salmon.— Chap. 72, I>aws 1 891. —Sec. 2. It shall not be 
lawful between the ist day of October of each year and the ist day of April of each 
year, to catch any river, lake or brook trout or landlocked salmon. Provided, that 
the close season as to lake trout shall commence on the ist day of January and end on 
the 1st day of May. Provided that the close season as to the Humboldt river shall 
commence on the ist day of November and end on the ist day of June. [As amended 
March 10, 1893.] 



NEW JERSEY. 

Chap. 28 — Laws 1893, as amended 1894. 

Deer. — Chap. 2S, Laws 1893. — Sec. i. It shall not be lawful to kill any buck, doe, 
fawn or wild deer, except only between the 25th day of November and the i6th day of 
December. 

Squirrel. — Sec. 2. It shall not be lawful to kill any black or fox squirrel, except 
only between the 31st day of October and the i6th day of December. 

Quail, Hare.— Sec. 3. It shall not be lawful to kill any quail or any hare (com- 
monly called rabbit) except only between the lothdayof November and the i6thdayof 
December. 

Ruffed Grouse. — Sec. 4. It shall not be lawful to kill any ruffed grouse (commonly 
called partridge), except only between the last day of October and the i6th day of 
December. 

Woodcock. — Sec. 5. It shall not be lawful to kill any woodcock, except only 
during the month of July and between the last day of September and the i6th day of 
December. 

Wilson Snipe. — Sec. 6. It shall not be lawful to kill any Wilson snipe (commonly 
called English or gray snipe), except only during the months of March and April and 
also between the 25th day of .\ugust and the i6th day of December. 

Reed Bird, Rail Bird, Marsh Hen.— Sec. 7. It shall not be lawful to kill any 
reed bird, rail bird, or any marsh hen, except only between the 25th day of August and 
the if)th day of December. 

Upland or Grass Plover. — Sec. S. It shall not be lawful to kill any upland or 
grass plover, except only between the last day of July and the i6th day of December. 

Pinnated Grouse, Wild Turkey. — Sec. 9. It shall not be lawful to kill any pin- 



66 The Game Laws in Brief. — New Jersey. 

nated grouse (commonly called prairie chicken) or any wild turkey, except only between 
the last day of October and the i6th day of December. 

European Grouse and Pheasant. — Sec. id. It shall not be lawful to kill any 
hen European partridge, hen European grouse or hen European pheasant within five 
years after the passage of this act. Sfx. ii. It shall not be lawful to kill any male 
English pheasant, European partridge or grouse, except only between the last day of 
October and the i6th day of December. 

Song Birds. — Sec. 12. It shall not be lawful to kill any night hawk, whip-poor- 
will, thrush, meadow lark, finch, martin, barn swallow, woodpecker, robin, oriole, red 
or cardinal bird, cedar bird, tanager or any other insectivorous bird. [Does not apply 
to killing English sparrows, cranes, hawks, crows, ravens, crow blackbirds, or king- 
fishers; nor to persons killing birds for scientific purposes; provided, they shall first 
have obtained a permit from Fish Commissioners. See Sec. 19.] 

Snares. — [Sec. 13 forbids snaring game animals and birds, but does not prevent 
incorporated associations from gathering alive with nets or traps any animal or ani- 
mals, bird or birds, for the purpose of propagating or preserving them alive during 
the winter, providing that they be released again in this State the following spring, 
not later than the 15th day of April.] [Sec. 15 forbids sale of snared game.] 

Ferrets. — Sec. 16. It shall not be lawful to hunt for rabbits with ferrets, or to 
capture or kill any rabbit or hare by means of any ferret or ferrets. 

Sabbath. — Sec. 17. It shall not be lawful to hunt with a gun, or with a dog and gun, 
or with any firearms or weapons, or to fish with hook and line, or in any manner 
whatsoever on the Sabbath day (commonly called Sunday), except those who observe 
the seventh day of the week as the Sabbath, hunting upon their own property. 

Scientific Purposes.— Sec. 19. The F"ish and Game Commission may issue per- 
mits to any person of eighteen years or upward to collect birds, nests or eggs for 
strictly scientific purposes only; such permits shall be in force for one year from the 
date of issue and shall not be transferable. 

Wildfowl. — Sec. 20. It shall not be lawful for any person or persons hunting or 
gunning after geese, duck or brant, to place the boat or sink- box, or other floating 
vessel in which he lies in wait to kill said geese, duck or brant at a distance of more 
than looft. from ice, or from marsh, or meadow, or heaped seaweed, or sand bank 
not covered with water at high tide; neither shall it be lawful with intent to capture 
or kill geese or ducks, to hunt after or pursue them with a light at night. Sec. 21. It 
shall not be lawful to sail for, to shoot or shoot at any goose, brant or duck from any 
boat or vessel propelled by steam or sail, or from any boat or vessel, or similar struc- 
ture anchored or staked upon the waters. Sec. 22., It shall not be lawful to kill any 
goose, brant or duck with a swivel or punt gun, or with any other gun than such 
guns as are held at arm's length and fired from the shoulder without other rests, or to 
use or set any net, device, i^nstrument or gun other than such gun as aforesaid, with 
intent to capture or kill any goose, brant or duck. 

Wildfowl Seasons. — Sec. 23. It shall not be lawful to kill any goose, duck, brant 
or other web-footed wildfowl, except only between the last day of August and the 1st 
day of May. 

Black Bass. — Sec. 24. It shall not be lawful to kill any black bass, or Oswego 
bass, except only between and including the 30th day of May and the ist day of 
December. 

Brook Trout, — Sec. 25. It shall not be lawful to kill any brook trout, except only 
between the ist day of April and the 15th day of July. 

Size of Bass and Trout. — Sec. 26. It shall not be lawful to kill or have in pos- 
session any black bass measuring less than gin. in length, or any trout measuring 
less than 6in. in length, except for the use of stocking waters of this State therewith 
and on license in writing under the hand of one of the Fish and Game Commissioners. 

Stocked Waters.— [Sec. 29 forbids fishing in stocked waters within three years 
after stocking.] 



The Game Laws in Brief. 67 



NOAH'S ARK. 

When you come to think of it, that prolonged voyage of Father Noah with the 
animals shut up in the Ark was the first "close season" of which we have any record. 
Old Noah, as one might say, had the first game preserve in history. Thus it 
appears that game protection is an ancient and honorable institution, its origin 
coincident with the Deluge. The beneficent results of that close time were far- 
reaching even to the uttermost parts of the earth, and far-extending even to the 
present time. If the human race owes its own preservation to the fact that Noah had 
sense enough to get in out of the wet and knew enough to stay in while it rained, 
quite as truly do we owe all our shooting to the sagacity and enterprise of the pioneer 
game preserver of the earth. 

As a game protector Noah was a decided success. He shut in all species of 
game, and the inclosure of gopher wood was pig-tight, bull-proof and horse-high, as 
the law demands. No poachers presumed to trespass on the preserve. There was 
nobody to say that he didn't know it was close season, or that he didn't know that 
elephants were included in the law. During all the year and more that Noah was in 
command not a gun was fired on any kind of fur or feather. 

There is nothing in the record to indicate that Noah himself had any sporting 
instincts or cared particularly for hunting big game; but among his claims to distinc- 
tion it must be put down to his credit that he was the great-grandfather of the most 
renowned sportsman the world has ever known. For Noah begat Ham, and Ham 
begat Cush, and Cush begat Nimrod, who "was a mighty hunter before the Lord." 
The very fact that Nimrod's achievements in the chase are thus referred to in the 
chronicle of the times, and were thought worthy of record along with the story of the 
Deluge and the peopling of the earth, shows us that even in that primal age his 
fellow men accorded to an expert sportsman recognition and honor for his sportsman- 
ship. The fame of Nimrod has endured from that day to this; his name still stands 
for prowess with the weapons of the field; and budding sportsmen for these thousands 
of years have swelled with pride when local editors have tickled their vanity by dubb- 
ing them "mighty Nimrods." 

Inasmuch as Noah lived for three hundred and fifty years after his voyage in the 
Ark, it would not be in the least unreasonable to assume that he survived long enough 
to witness some of the hunting exploits of his own posterity; to take a just pride in the 
redoubtable skill of this great-grandson, and to hear, with the indulgence of an old 
man for the exuberant fancy of the young, the hunting yarns which Nimrod used to 
spin as they sat around the fire in the cabin at night. We may almost fancy the 
venerable patriarch, at such times, beaming on the story teller with senile smile, and 
making reply, "Yes, son, you are a great sportsman, let you tell it; but when I was a 
younger man than I am to-day, away back in my six hundredth year, long before you 
were born, I had a little game pocket of my own, such as the world will never see 
again. And come to think of it," he would add, reflectively, "I allow it was a lucky 



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The Game Laws in Brief. 



thing, Nimrod, that a man with your true sportsman proclivities was not in the Ark 
along with me and the game." 

For as it is now, so was it in the days of Noah. From the time of the Flood to 
your own, my dear sir, who shall read these pages, never yet has youngster told a 
hunting story that his elders could not go him one better. 



Our curious and interesting picture of the Ark is from one of the rare volumes of 
De Bry's Voyages, printed at Frankfort-on-the-Main, in the year 1591. It has been 
engraved for the Brief from a copy of the book now in the possession of the editor. 
Old as is the drawing it is yet of a date some two hundred years more recent than that 
of the manuscript preserved in the British Museum, from which we have taken for our 
title page vignette the quaint picturing. of the Flares leading the Dog to the gibbet. 

There were artists in those days. This picture of the animals coming out of the 
Ark and the older caricature of the Hares and the Dog are inimitable in their way. 



SHOTGUN CHARGES FOR GAME. 

The following loads are those adopted by the Union Metallic Cartridge Co. in their 
"New Club" loaded shells for game. Black powder is used. 



lo-Gauge. 



Load 
No. 



240 
249 
269 
248 
268 
278 
288 
298 
267 
287 
266 

296 
265 
285 
264 
284 
294 
293 
283 
322 

352 



Adapted to Shooting 



Powder, Shot. 



Woodcock '4 drs. 

Woodcock and Snipe 4 

Snipe 4/4^ 

(^uail 4 

Quail and Prairie Chicken ^,'% " 

Inanimate Targets i,% " 

Prairie Chicken 4j^ 

Live Pigeons, etc 4>^ 

Ruffed Grouse \ 4^ 

Ruffed Grouse and Teal 4^2 

Prairie Chicken and \ I 1 1/ " 

Ruffed Grouse. S I 

Bluebill and Pintail '4K " 

Mallard UX " 



Mallard 

Mallard 

Mallard and Redhead. 

Redhead 

Canvas Back 

Canvas Back 

Turkey 

Goose and P>rant 



4/2 
A% 
4K 
4K 
^% 

5 
5 



% 



8 
8 
7 
7 

6 

6 

5 
5 
4 
4 
4 
3 
3 

2 

BB. 



i2-Gauge. 



Load 
No. 



Powder Shot. 



110 


3)^drs. 


I oz. 


119 


3% " 


I 


129 


3X " 


1^8 " 


118 


3% " 


I " 


128 


3% " 


IH" 


7B 


?>% " 


Iji" 


1.38 


3^3 " 


lys" 


148 


3^2 " 


iJ4 " 


127 


3% " 


iKs" 


1.37 


3^2 " 


lys" 


126 


3X " 


i>r' 


136 


3% " 


l%" 


125 


3% " 


l%" 


I.3.S 


3K2 " 


iKs" 


124 


3% " 


1^8" 


134 


3/2 " 


15/s" 


I.S4 


3H " 


1^8 '• 


153 


3H " 


lys" 


152 


3H " 


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Weight, 7lb5 30Z ; length, 24 inches; depth, 6^ inches. Caught by Charles L. Mead, 
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[extract from letter of charier L. MF\r), OF MIDDIEIOWX, N. Y.] 

"June 2 1st, while trolling in Rangeley Lakes, had a strike, and after a hard 
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thickness, 2^2 inches. I put him in water with about \4\b. Preservative for tvvent}- 
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the fish and found it sweet and all right. I am satisfied that I could have kept the 
fish much longer. The Preservative used had been in my house three years, antl 
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The Game Laws in Brief. 



Index to January, 1895. 

The laws given on preceding pages are as revised to January, 
1895, for all States, Territories, and Provinces, except that 
changes may be made in Alabama, South Carolina, Vermont. 
H^^^The BRIEF contains all the laws prescribing seasons. If no 
season is given in the BRIEF for a species of game or game fish, 
the law itself designates none. iHF" Consult all references. 



Alabama, . 


33 


North Dakota, 


. 15 and 23 


Alaska, 


No law. 


Oklahoma, - 


23 


Arizona, 


33 


Ohio, . 


. 24 and 38 


Arkansas, . 


24 and 51 


Oregon, 


. 34 and 35 


California, . 


39 


Pennsylvania, 


. 25 and 52 


Colorado, . 


18 


Rhode Island, 


27 and 100 


Connecticut, 


9 and 49 


South Carolina, 


. 51 and 52 


Dela-ware, . 


31 


South Dakota, 


19 


District of Columbia, 


6 


Sunday, 


52 


Florida, 


6 


Tennessee, . 


30 


Georgia, 


49 


Texas, 


13 


Idaho, 


18 


Utah, . 


49 


Illinois, 


13 


Vermont, , 


50 


Indiana, 


8 and 100 


Virginia, 


11, 12 and 100 


Indian Territory, 


52 


Washington, 


40 


Iowa, . 


14 


West Virginia, 


26 


Kansas, 


31 


Wisconsin, . 


. 20 and 30 


Kentucky, . 


33 


Wyoming, . 


36 


liOuisiana, , 


30 


Yellowstone Par 


k, . 36 and 48 


Maine, 


9 






Maryland, . 


37 and 38 


CANi 


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Massachusetts, . 


4 






Michigan, . 


16 and 51 


Angling Permits 


64 


Minnesota, . 


32 


British Columbia 


I, . 53 and 56 


Mississippi, No g 


■•eneral law. 


Canadian Duty, 


53 


Missouri, 


8 


Ice Fishing, 


56 


Montana, . 


28 


Manitoba, . 


58 


Nebraska, . 


28 


New^ Brunsw^ick, 


60 


Nevada, 


65 


New Foundland, 


54 


New Hampshire, 


22 


North- West Terr 


itories, . 64 


New Jersey, 


. 52 and 65 


Nova Scotia, 


62 


New Mexico, 


30 


Ontario, 


. 56 and 57 


New York, 


43 


Prince Edw^ard I 


sland . 62 


North Carolina, . 


15 


Quebec, 


59 


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INDIANA QUAIL. - Sec 2io6 (page 8) has been so amended as to make the close season for quail 
Jan I to Nov. lo. The wild turkey season remains as given on page 8. 

RHODE ISLAND TROUT. - Sec 27(pa,iie27) has been amended to make close season after 
July 15 and before April 1. Forbidden to take trout of less than 6 in. lergth. 

;iRGINIA.-The Accomac and Northampton quail and hare close season is Jan. i to Nov. 15; 
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